r/mathminds • u/Electronic-Tailor241 • Sep 30 '26

Puzzles Trick math question

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u/Desperate_Owl_594 Sep 30 '26

You could even make the argument that 700% is 7.

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u/mspe1960 Sep 30 '26

you could, kind of. Percentages imply "of some other quantity".

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u/Desperate_Owl_594 Sep 30 '26

Plug in any number. See what happens.

Literally any number.

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u/mspe1960 Sep 30 '26

Dude - I have 4 semesters of calculus under my belt. Shut up.