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- Is it proper to state percentages greater than 100%? [closed]
This looks like a real question to me Unfortunately, because a moderator has closed it, I can't cite style guide discussions that distinguish between asserting that something has increased by more than 100% (valid) and asserting that something has decreased by more than 100% (invalid, unless negative numbers make sense in the context of the topic under discussion)
- What was the first use of the saying, You miss 100% of the shots you . . .
You miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take 1991 Burton W Kanter, "AARP—Asset Accumulation, Retention and Protection," Taxes 69: 717: "Wayne Gretzky, relating the comment of one of his early coaches who, frustrated by his lack of scoring in an important game told him, 'You miss 100% of the shots you never take '"
- How do you say 100,000,000,000,000,000,000 in words?
100 trillion in most (non-English speaking) other places (Practical approach: The different naming patterns for large numbers obviously can lead to misunderstandings internationally, expressing large numbers in the unambiguous format of X ×10 y may be preferrable in these cases
- a 100 vs 100 - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
She walked past the farm 100 times or She walked past the farm a 100 times The second seems wrong to me since separately "100" is pronounced "one hundred" but I have frequently seen this usage Edit I changed the example to avoid some confusion surrounding my question
- Why is a 100% increase the same amount as a two-fold increase?
Addition or subtraction which also increases or decreases the original number For example using a calculator you will get: 100 + 100 % = 200, 100 + 200 % = 300, 100 - 25 % = 75, and ect This is used with things like tax added to the original amount, profit gained on the stock market, salary increase, and etc
- Correct usage of USD - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
100 clams 50 quid a stack of euros thick enough to choke a cow Share Improve this answer Follow
- Using hundreds to express thousands: why, where, when?
Thus, in contrast to the SI system used by scientists internationally in which only base units separated by three powers of ten are employed (microlitre — millilitre — litre), one finds cl used for volume (75 cl on bottles of wine, rather than 750 ml), hectares (100 ares — 10,000 square metres) for large areas, and hectograms (etti in
- 100 USD US$ Over USD US$ 100 - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
100 USD US$ Over USD US$ 100 Ask Question Asked 11 years ago Modified 6 years ago Viewed 57k times
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