• LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world
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    27 days ago

    8 points, how does one count points? Like is a foot a point, and inch? Are there 3 pointers? I’m going to never look this up and live in the bewilderment of water shortages. Glass half full? Nah that’s like 5 points

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      27 days ago

      I think it’s short for percentage points in this case. 22% minus 8 percentage points is 14%, which I assume was the fill level of some other dam which was decommissioned.

      Pretty confusing phrasing, took me a minute to work out.

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          26 days ago

          22% minus 8 percentage points is 14%.

          22% minus 8% is 20.24%.

          This is because 8% of 22% is 1.76%, but when using percentage points you just subtract the number.

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            26 days ago

            Thanks, “8% of 22%” had crossed my mind so thanks for explaining it more succinctly.

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          27 days ago

          Percent and percentage points are not the same. Ignoring the issue at hand, you will do well in life learning this lesson.