RedWizard [he/him, comrade/them] to news • 3 months agoData center emissions likely 662% higher than big tech claims.external-linkmessage-square31 fedilinkarrow-up1161file-text
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minus-squareTankieTanuki [he/him]hexbear16·3 months ago may be 7.62 times higher than about 662% – or 7.62 times – higher than They can't keep their numbers straight. link
minus-squareUmbraVivi [he/him, she/her]hexbear6·3 months agoYeah, seems correct but just oddly phrased. link
minus-squaremachiabelly [she/her]hexbear6·3 months agoWith the way they phrased it its wrong. 662% higher than is 7.62x About 662% (of) is 6.62x link
minus-squareAmericaDelendaEst [comrade/them]hexbear6·3 months ago662% is 6.62 but an increase of 662% is 7.62 to show a 62% increase you multiple a number by 1.62, to show a 162% increase it's 2.62, etc (262 is 162% more than 100) i'm not a math guy don't @ me link
minus-squareTankieTanuki [he/him]hexbear6·edit-23 months ago"662% higher than" is equal to 762% (7.62 times). "7.62 times higher" equals 862%. link
They can't keep their numbers straight.
Is 662% not 7.62x?
Yeah, seems correct but just oddly phrased.
With the way they phrased it its wrong.
662% higher than is 7.62x
About 662% (of) is 6.62x
662% is 6.62 but an increase of 662% is 7.62
to show a 62% increase you multiple a number by 1.62, to show a 162% increase it's 2.62, etc (262 is 162% more than 100)
i'm not a math guy don't @ me
You got it exactly!
"662% higher than" is equal to 762% (7.62 times).
"7.62 times higher" equals 862%.