Mercuri@lemmy.world to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 6 days agoYes Google, 2/3 is TOTALLY the same as 1/2lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square54fedilinkarrow-up1432arrow-down128file-text
arrow-up1404arrow-down1external-linkYes Google, 2/3 is TOTALLY the same as 1/2lemmy.worldMercuri@lemmy.world to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 6 days agomessage-square54fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarelad@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 days agoI feel like ‘a half is one-third more than a third’ is ambiguous and same as in ‘X is N% more than Y’ one may use X or Y as 100% I’m sure that one interpretation is more common, but I don’t think that it is exclusively correct
minus-squareZagorath@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·5 days agoBasically, “X is one-third more than Y” means either X = (4/3) × Y or X = Y + 1/3. I’m fine with either interpretation. The problem is that with the values of X and Y in this example, neither interpretation produces a valid equation.
I feel like ‘a half is one-third more than a third’ is ambiguous and same as in ‘X is N% more than Y’ one may use X or Y as 100%
I’m sure that one interpretation is more common, but I don’t think that it is exclusively correct
Basically, “X is one-third more than Y” means either X = (4/3) × Y or X = Y + 1/3. I’m fine with either interpretation.
The problem is that with the values of X and Y in this example, neither interpretation produces a valid equation.