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swift plinth Nov 4, 2023, 1:45 PM

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idk if i’m stupid or if my head isn’t working today but i wasn’t sure how to do this:

a increased by 80% = b increased by 50%

show that b/a = 1.2

worn timber Nov 4, 2023, 1:46 PM

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swift plinth idk if i’m stupid or if my head isn’t working today but i wasn’t sure how to do ...

change a and b into decimals

swift plinth Nov 4, 2023, 1:47 PM

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how? idgi sorry😭

viscid wolf Nov 4, 2023, 1:47 PM

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divide by 100

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so do 80/100 and 50/100

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you get 0.8 and 0.5

worn timber Nov 4, 2023, 1:47 PM

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swift plinth how? idgi sorry😭

divide by 100 but because it's an increase its always 1.something

viscid wolf Nov 4, 2023, 1:47 PM

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^

swift plinth Nov 4, 2023, 1:48 PM

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ahh okay

viscid wolf Nov 4, 2023, 1:48 PM

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it says increase, so you'd add those decimals to 1.0

worn timber Nov 4, 2023, 1:48 PM

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🔥

swift plinth Nov 4, 2023, 1:48 PM

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so 1.8 and 1.5?

viscid wolf Nov 4, 2023, 1:48 PM

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yes

worn timber Nov 4, 2023, 1:48 PM

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yh

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now do b/a

swift plinth Nov 4, 2023, 1:48 PM

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OHH I GET IT

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thank you so much 😭😭

viscid wolf Nov 4, 2023, 1:49 PM

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great!

swift plinth Nov 4, 2023, 1:49 PM

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tysm both of you

worn timber Nov 4, 2023, 1:50 PM

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np

viscid wolf Nov 4, 2023, 1:50 PM

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no worries

worn timber Nov 4, 2023, 1:50 PM

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I have a feeling its meant to be a/b not b/a

viscid wolf Nov 4, 2023, 1:50 PM

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it should be a/b

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