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Posted on 6/7/16 at 9:35 am to Nuts4LSU
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If x = 10% of something and the amount changes to 7% of that something, the percentage change is 30%. As for semantics, yes, I guess in a way it is semantics because it is giving the words their actual meaning.
I fully understand the concept. And yes it is a 30% change. But when I say semantics, I guess I'm referring to what the person is referring to when they a saying what it is a percentage of.
Working with x=100 as an obvious easy round number, 10% is 10. 7% is 7. The difference obviously is 3 when speaking of actual value of change. That is 3% of the original 100. So if someone is looking at it that way it is a 3% difference between the two when speaking as a percentage of the original value. If I'm now taking about percentage change as if it were a two step process, then yes, it's going to be where x has a new value which has been redefined as 10% of x. Then it's a 30% change from that "new" x.
That may be the "correct" way to look at it. I'm just saying that I don't think a person is a moron if they just happen to be referencing a different denominator as the reference for a percentage. At that point it's semantics in how to properly communicate the value. Not necessarily an idiot that doesn't understand a simple concept. I think it was more clearly defined when someone said "percentage points", but I doubt you hear it actually communicated that way every single time and people still obviously understand the concept.
Posted on 6/7/16 at 9:40 am to anc
Infinity does not equal sideways 8.
Posted on 6/7/16 at 9:41 am to ruzil
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It's called a "chest of drawers" not a "Chesterdrawers".
This. Every GD day.
Posted on 6/7/16 at 9:46 am to madmaxvol
I'm not going to lie, I would give some credit on a test for that answer.
Posted on 6/7/16 at 10:40 am to anc
Posted on 6/7/16 at 10:55 am to anc
I had to explain a computer problem to a coworker over the phone. I told her to move the cursor to the bottom of the page...... She didn't know what a cursor was. I explained "The flashing black line that shows where you will type"
Posted on 6/7/16 at 10:59 am to Larry
I once had to explain to my mother and sister what an Orangutan was despite one sitting right in front of their face. 
it was written Orang Utan and they read it a ORANGE UTAN.
I was early teens, sister was late teens..... Mom was,..... mom.
Women.
it was written Orang Utan and they read it a ORANGE UTAN.
I was early teens, sister was late teens..... Mom was,..... mom.
Women.
Posted on 6/7/16 at 11:56 am to AlxTgr
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The single most difficult item to use properly ever manufactured by mankind.
I thought that would have been welfare and food stamps, but I do agree that ratchet straps can be a pain in the arse.
Posted on 6/7/16 at 12:50 pm to dnm3305
In 2000, I had to explain to a young woman once that DVD's do not need to be rewound before returning them to Blockbuster.
I was a complete smartass and actually made her cry.
I was a complete smartass and actually made her cry.
Posted on 6/7/16 at 12:59 pm to Tigeralum2008
Once had to explain to a woman that people in central time zones don't know the outcome of games before people on the East coast just because the game started an hour later there.
Posted on 6/7/16 at 1:29 pm to MSUbulldogs03
That just because Alaska is pink on the map it doesn't mean the ground is pink.
Also had a girl in college ask if Kentucky had any KFCs
Also had a girl in college ask if Kentucky had any KFCs
Posted on 6/7/16 at 1:51 pm to anc
We have these type vents in the ceiling at one of our bank branches...
One of the CSRs at that branch asked me if we could play christmas music through the speakers in the ceiling.
One of the CSRs at that branch asked me if we could play christmas music through the speakers in the ceiling.
Posted on 6/7/16 at 2:02 pm to ruzil
quote:
It's called a "chest of drawers" not a "Chesterdrawers".
yep
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