Sorry but stuck on stupid on this one.
If I have a random number – let’s say 545 and I reduce it by 20%. It’s reduced by 109 making it 436.
But if I want to increase it back to 545 I have to add 25%
Edit: Ahhhh Thank you all for this! Makes perfect sense now!
In: Mathematics
We can use different and easier numbers to visualize it.
If we have 100 something and decrease it by 50%, it’s the same as
100 * 0,5 = 50
100 – 50 = 50
100 / 2 = 50
But if we take the 50 something and increase it by 50%, it’s the same as
50 * 1,5 = 75
50 + 25 = 75
50 / 0,6666… = 75
Different starting points have different weights in percentage
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