shostakofiev t1_iyrwmbb wrote
10 times "not cheap" equals not cheap.
Perhaps they mean one -tenth of the price?
sarinGasSmells t1_iys9a23 wrote
Ten times cheaper means one tenth the price. Not sure why anyone has to explain this to you.
gribson t1_iyvziv4 wrote
No it doesn't. "Ten times cheaper" is fake marketing math.
Ten times means multiplied by ten. There is no way you can multiply a number by ten and come up with 10℅. Ten times cheaper would mean cheaper by an amount equal to ten times. In other words, solar = -9(gas).
shostakofiev t1_iyt05i7 wrote
Dick much?
It's like saying ten times colder. There is no quantitative measure of cold, or cheap.
sarinGasSmells t1_iyt0lmx wrote
Of course there is. X=the price of gas
Or the temperature it's being compared to.
Come on dude.
gribson t1_iywbhgm wrote
X = the price of gas
The price of solar is 10(X) less than the price of gas.
Solar = gas - 10(gas)
Solar = -9(gas)
The price of solar will be negative nine times the price of gas. That is the only logical conclusion that can be drawn from the headline.
shostakofiev t1_iyt1ih4 wrote
That's not a measure of "cheapness", or of coldness.
If a glass half full is not twice as empty as a full one.
We know what it means only because we're used to people having grossly incompetent usage.
sarinGasSmells t1_iyt1tgs wrote
OK so you knew what it meant you just wanted to be a dick.
shostakofiev t1_iyta9ih wrote
Well you actually disagreed, so it seems some people need it explained.
If anything, it is 90% cheaper, which isn't the same as ten times cheaper (which is nonsense).
sarinGasSmells t1_iytaysb wrote
It's not nonsense, it's you who aren't getting it buddy. If something costs a dollar at Target but Walmart sells it for 10 cents, it is, in fact, 10 times cheaper. See, 10 times 10 = 100. You understand percentages but not multiplication?
Just the fact that you enjoy arguing this point tells me you have a Walmart personality.
shostakofiev t1_iytoggd wrote
What's 90% cheaper than $1?
sarinGasSmells t1_iytombx wrote
Same same. Now you're getting it genius. r/foundtheshutthefuckup
shostakofiev t1_iytq6vv wrote
So you think 90% cheaper is the same as 10 times cheaper? You realize that's dumb, right?
sarinGasSmells t1_iytqdwp wrote
This right here is idiotic. Do something with your life
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