sanitation@lemmy.radio to politics @lemmy.world · 3 days agoRepublicans vote to dilute gas as prices rise above $4.50www.newsweek.comexternal-linkmessage-square122linkfedilinkarrow-up1382arrow-down11
arrow-up1381arrow-down1external-linkRepublicans vote to dilute gas as prices rise above $4.50www.newsweek.comsanitation@lemmy.radio to politics @lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square122linkfedilink
minus-squareClownStatue@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down1·3 days agoFortunately, us Americans suck at math. A consequence of our “world class” public education.
minus-squareSkeezix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days agoWhy would you want a 1/3 pounder when you can have 1/4 pounder
minus-squareMajorasTerribleFate@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·13 hours agoSo, something scoring in the 20th percentile really means that it is only better than 20% of the other rated things, but I was facetiously implying an American might think it meant top 20%.
Fortunately, us Americans suck at math. A consequence of our “world class” public education.
20th percentile, surely
Why would you want a 1/3 pounder when you can have 1/4 pounder
Wut?
So, something scoring in the 20th percentile really means that it is only better than 20% of the other rated things, but I was facetiously implying an American might think it meant top 20%.