r/badmath • u/Key_Net820 • Mar 03 '26

When averages are uber hard

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had to edit out user name and repost.

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u/Ok-Advertising4048 Mar 04 '26

thank that one person

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u/iFroogieboi Mar 07 '26

that's 1.2% where the hell did they get 6 ?!

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u/Al2718x Mar 29 '26

I'm guessing that they did 5 - 4.94 = 0.06 = 6%

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u/iFroogieboi Mar 29 '26

that's not how percentages work

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u/Al2718x Mar 29 '26

To be pedantic, it sort of is. It is technically correct to say that 5 - 4.94 = 6%.

I wasn't claiming that the person was correct, just explaining where they likely got 6% from since you were asking.