Specialist-Bird-4966 t1_ivkm82w wrote
12 inches stretches to 14 inches = 2 extra inches. How is that 20%?
SubtlySubbing t1_ivkoi4x wrote
(14 - 12) / 12 = 2 / 12 = 0.16 ~ 0.2 => 20%
It's just rounding .16 to .2
ZAFJB t1_ivkuges wrote
So not actually 20% at all.
SubtlySubbing t1_ivq8p3u wrote
You know there is a thing call rounding
ZAFJB t1_ivqrv8b wrote
You know there are appropriate contexts in which rounding is acceptable, are contexts in which rounding stupid and wrong.
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