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[–] blackbirdbiryani@lemmy.world 28 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

I'm quite willing to bet that 70% of the population has no clue that percentages, fractions, and decimals are the same thing.

[–] FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That's about 60% more than expected

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago

You mean 38 percent points higher ?

[–] pixelscript@lemm.ee 5 points 2 weeks ago

Then odds show up to the party and upend everything we thought we understood.

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I think you can increase that by about 7.5/10%

[–] emeralddawn45@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Is that 7.5 percent or 7.5 percentage points though? :/

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

11%/10% with rice