Tech leaders emerge behind plan to build new city near California air base — Group has spent nearly $1 billion to buy thousands of acres northeast of San Francisco::Group has spent nearly $1 billion to buy thousands of acres northeast of San Francisco

  • mosiacmango
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    5
    arrow-down
    3
    ·
    edit-2
    1 year ago

    And the difference between 8 and 10 is 20% of 10. The difference between 800 million and 1000 million is 20% of 1000 million.

    20% = 20%. The ratio is the same.

    Since saying “8 is nearly 10” is reasonable, saying “800mil is nearly 1000mil” is also reasonable. The math doesnt change just because of the scale.

      • mosiacmango
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        4
        arrow-down
        2
        ·
        edit-2
        1 year ago

        What’s clickbait about using what we’ve established is a perfectly reasonable statement? 800mil is nearly 1 billion, exactly as stated.

        Your problem is that they used common english instead of using slightly more precise english? A precise english that doesnt change the tone, timber, or really even the facts of the matter at hand?

        Okay then.