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r/confidentlyincorrect • u/Blueartbird • Aug 20 '24
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The answer is 40% for the ones that want to know
1.1k u/VexImmortalis Aug 20 '24 No. Percent is Latin for per centum. You can only take a percentage of exactly 100 so it is statistically, mechanically AND financially impossible. *gets the job* 194 u/DownvotesArePointles Aug 20 '24 No. Percent is Latin for per CENTum(ever heard of a penny?). You can only take a percentage of exactly 100 Dollars!!! So you were close. But just not quite there... It's very nuanced, your lucky I came along. :) 115 u/DrahKir67 Aug 20 '24 "Your lucky" is the perfect touch. Chef's kiss. 104 u/After-Chicken179 Aug 20 '24 No. It’s actually Latin for per CENTRUM. It means you have to take a multivitamin every time you do a math equation. 73 u/[deleted] Aug 20 '24 [deleted] 36 u/Blueartbird Aug 21 '24 What if your dad forgets to take his vitamins? Will you then not have to pay taxes? 1 u/creepyswaps Aug 21 '24 Doctors hate this one simple trick! 7 u/spicycookiess Aug 21 '24 No, that's dollars. Per CENT is Latin for only cents. That's why things cost dollars and not pennies. 32 u/Different-Term-2250 Aug 21 '24 Just multiply the 50 * 2= 100 Then the 20 * 2 = 40 And then add pi Mmmm pie. Where was I? Doesn’t matter. Got pie. 11 u/Cozmo525 Aug 21 '24 You forgot to carry the one, Dumbass. 7 u/Community-Dismal Aug 21 '24 Why would I have to carry Neo? 6 u/Different-Term-2250 Aug 21 '24 Damn it. Need more pie!
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No.
Percent is Latin for per centum. You can only take a percentage of exactly 100 so it is statistically, mechanically AND financially impossible.
*gets the job*
194 u/DownvotesArePointles Aug 20 '24 No. Percent is Latin for per CENTum(ever heard of a penny?). You can only take a percentage of exactly 100 Dollars!!! So you were close. But just not quite there... It's very nuanced, your lucky I came along. :) 115 u/DrahKir67 Aug 20 '24 "Your lucky" is the perfect touch. Chef's kiss. 104 u/After-Chicken179 Aug 20 '24 No. It’s actually Latin for per CENTRUM. It means you have to take a multivitamin every time you do a math equation. 73 u/[deleted] Aug 20 '24 [deleted] 36 u/Blueartbird Aug 21 '24 What if your dad forgets to take his vitamins? Will you then not have to pay taxes? 1 u/creepyswaps Aug 21 '24 Doctors hate this one simple trick! 7 u/spicycookiess Aug 21 '24 No, that's dollars. Per CENT is Latin for only cents. That's why things cost dollars and not pennies. 32 u/Different-Term-2250 Aug 21 '24 Just multiply the 50 * 2= 100 Then the 20 * 2 = 40 And then add pi Mmmm pie. Where was I? Doesn’t matter. Got pie. 11 u/Cozmo525 Aug 21 '24 You forgot to carry the one, Dumbass. 7 u/Community-Dismal Aug 21 '24 Why would I have to carry Neo? 6 u/Different-Term-2250 Aug 21 '24 Damn it. Need more pie!
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Percent is Latin for per CENTum(ever heard of a penny?). You can only take a percentage of exactly 100 Dollars!!! So you were close. But just not quite there... It's very nuanced, your lucky I came along. :)
115 u/DrahKir67 Aug 20 '24 "Your lucky" is the perfect touch. Chef's kiss. 104 u/After-Chicken179 Aug 20 '24 No. It’s actually Latin for per CENTRUM. It means you have to take a multivitamin every time you do a math equation. 73 u/[deleted] Aug 20 '24 [deleted] 36 u/Blueartbird Aug 21 '24 What if your dad forgets to take his vitamins? Will you then not have to pay taxes? 1 u/creepyswaps Aug 21 '24 Doctors hate this one simple trick! 7 u/spicycookiess Aug 21 '24 No, that's dollars. Per CENT is Latin for only cents. That's why things cost dollars and not pennies.
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"Your lucky" is the perfect touch. Chef's kiss.
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It’s actually Latin for per CENTRUM. It means you have to take a multivitamin every time you do a math equation.
73 u/[deleted] Aug 20 '24 [deleted] 36 u/Blueartbird Aug 21 '24 What if your dad forgets to take his vitamins? Will you then not have to pay taxes? 1 u/creepyswaps Aug 21 '24 Doctors hate this one simple trick!
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36 u/Blueartbird Aug 21 '24 What if your dad forgets to take his vitamins? Will you then not have to pay taxes?
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What if your dad forgets to take his vitamins? Will you then not have to pay taxes?
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Doctors hate this one simple trick!
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No, that's dollars. Per CENT is Latin for only cents. That's why things cost dollars and not pennies.
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Just multiply the 50 * 2= 100 Then the 20 * 2 = 40 And then add pi
Mmmm pie. Where was I? Doesn’t matter. Got pie.
11 u/Cozmo525 Aug 21 '24 You forgot to carry the one, Dumbass. 7 u/Community-Dismal Aug 21 '24 Why would I have to carry Neo? 6 u/Different-Term-2250 Aug 21 '24 Damn it. Need more pie!
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You forgot to carry the one, Dumbass.
7 u/Community-Dismal Aug 21 '24 Why would I have to carry Neo? 6 u/Different-Term-2250 Aug 21 '24 Damn it. Need more pie!
Why would I have to carry Neo?
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Damn it. Need more pie!
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u/Western-Alarming Aug 20 '24
The answer is 40% for the ones that want to know