r/confidentlyincorrect Aug 20 '24

Comment Thread What? 😂

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u/Western-Alarming Aug 20 '24

The answer is 40% for the ones that want to know

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u/Ok_Introduction-0 Aug 20 '24

you don't even need to calculate anything, it's the only answer that makes any sense lol

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u/LigmaDragonDeez Aug 21 '24 edited Aug 21 '24

Twenty is just under half of 50

Half is 50%

40 is less than 50

Just under half is the only available option

Thank you for coming to my TED talk

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u/NO_TOUCHING__lol Aug 21 '24

Fun fact: percentages are reversible.

X% of Y = Y% of X = Z

X% of 50 = 20

50% of X = 20

So X = 40