no banana@piefed.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoSo wise.media.piefed.worldimagemessage-square98fedilinkarrow-up1822arrow-down19
arrow-up1813arrow-down1imageSo wise.media.piefed.worldno banana@piefed.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square98fedilink
minus-squareTrackinDaKraken@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20arrow-down5·1 day agoLet’s try this on a sale item. Hmm, let’s see, the sign says 25% off $6.99. So that’s the same as, let’s say, 7% off $25. Oh, yeah, that is much easier. /s
minus-squarestarik@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 hours agoIt’s always as easy as multiplying the two numbers. Obviously some pairs are easier than others. 7x25=175. Not too hard. $1.75 off.
minus-squareSneezycat@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 day agoWait… So 25% off $100… is 100% off $25! Trollface
minus-squareLordKitsuna@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 day agoI mean if you remove the word off it works. 25% off $100 is $25 100% of 25 is 25 it’s still reversible you just let the word off confuse you
minus-squarederfunkatron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 day agoYou could also make sure to carry “off” to both sides when you swap: 25% off of $100 is 100% of $25 off
Let’s try this on a sale item. Hmm, let’s see, the sign says 25% off $6.99. So that’s the same as, let’s say, 7% off $25. Oh, yeah, that is much easier. /s
It’s always as easy as multiplying the two numbers. Obviously some pairs are easier than others. 7x25=175. Not too hard. $1.75 off.
Wait…
So 25% off $100… is 100% off $25! Trollface
I mean if you remove the word off it works. 25% off $100 is $25 100% of 25 is 25 it’s still reversible you just let the word off confuse you
You could also make sure to carry “off” to both sides when you swap:
25% off of $100 is 100% of $25 off