adj16@lemmy.worldM to Bone Apple Tea@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago50 purse cent?i.imgur.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up114arrow-down11
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minus-squarelysozyme@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·1 year agoTechnically he would have to charge $15… If he would add 50% to the initial $20. Yes, I’m a lot of fun at parties
minus-squareLetMeEatCake@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoYou could make it work mathematically: the added 50% would need to be based on the initial price and not a modification on the adjusted price. It’s most logically interpreted as: x * 1.5 * 0.5 = 0.75x But we could see it as: x - (x/2) + (x/2) = x I’m equally fun at parties.
Technically he would have to charge $15… If he would add 50% to the initial $20.
Yes, I’m a lot of fun at parties
You could make it work mathematically: the added 50% would need to be based on the initial price and not a modification on the adjusted price.
It’s most logically interpreted as:
x * 1.5 * 0.5 = 0.75xBut we could see it as:
x - (x/2) + (x/2) = xI’m equally fun at parties.