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To: combjelly who wrote (327874)3/3/2007 8:34:18 PM
From: steve harris  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1586233
 
What's that got to do with anything?

Message 23326386

It's not working you trying to sell the idea that the Prius getting 109% better gas mileage than the average car is better than Prius getting 120% better gas mileage than the average car.



To: combjelly who wrote (327874)3/5/2007 2:09:06 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1586233
 
"A 16% loss is larger than a 12% loss."

True. But percentages are only meaningful if the amount you are talking about are the same. Say you have a bag of 100 marbles and a bag of 1000 marbles. Your little brother takes the first bag and drops 16% of them down the sink. He than takes the other bag and throws 12% of them out in the yard. Which bag lost the most marbles?

You are a saint among men!


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