Cows Look Like Maps@sh.itjust.works to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoThe panzer has spokensh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square119fedilinkarrow-up11.36Karrow-down124
arrow-up11.34Karrow-down1imageThe panzer has spokensh.itjust.worksCows Look Like Maps@sh.itjust.works to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 year agomessage-square119fedilink
minus-squarecmhe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down9·edit-21 year agoI thought with “reversible” they meant that a number falling 50% and then rising 50% afterwards, it is the same number, which is not true. 10 * 50% = 5 5 * 150% = 7.5
minus-squareRippleEffect@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-21 year ago50% of 10 is 5 10% of 50 is 5 Not sure if you’re saying you got it.
minus-squareSylvartas@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoYeah the correct term would be “commutative” as someone already pointed out. Meaning the order doesn’t matter when considering multiple percentages. E.g 50% of 73% of something is the same as 73% of 50% of that same thing
I thought with “reversible” they meant that a number falling 50% and then rising 50% afterwards, it is the same number, which is not true.
10 * 50% = 5
5 * 150% = 7.5
50% of 10 is 5
10% of 50 is 5
Not sure if you’re saying you got it.
Yeah the correct term would be “commutative” as someone already pointed out. Meaning the order doesn’t matter when considering multiple percentages. E.g 50% of 73% of something is the same as 73% of 50% of that same thing