tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post8111111570174535567..comments2024-03-18T12:28:29.902+00:00Comments on RevK<sup>®</sup>'s ramblings: Do they not teach maths in school any more?RevKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12369263214193333422noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-15661031123272517972009-11-24T10:12:00.970+00:002009-11-24T10:12:00.970+00:00The thing that gets me is when someone describes s...The thing that gets me is when someone describes something that is 10% of something else as "Ten times less" - that would be -900%! I've even heard it on the news, so it's not as if it was a spur-of-the-moment mistake.<br /><br />And howcome when VAT went down, Pound Shops didn't become "97.9p Shops"?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15723650792657064281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-24251326799313304032009-11-20T16:01:10.498+00:002009-11-20T16:01:10.498+00:00Percentages have got to be the most misunderstood ...Percentages have got to be the most misunderstood yet also most abused sections of maths.<br /><br />The book "100% of Nothing" is a great read.Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14249692867869614591noreply@blogger.com