RedWizard [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 months agoData center emissions likely 662% higher than big tech claims.www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1159arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
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minus-squareUmbraVivi [he/him, she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoYeah, seems correct but just oddly phrased.
minus-squaremachiabelly [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoWith the way they phrased it its wrong. 662% higher than is 7.62x About 662% (of) is 6.62x
minus-squareAmericaDelendaEst [comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 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
minus-squareTankieTanuki [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoYou got it exactly!
minus-squareTankieTanuki [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-22 months ago“662% higher than” is equal to 762% (7.62 times). “7.62 times higher” equals 862%.
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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%.