RedWizard [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 3 months agoData center emissions likely 662% higher than big tech claims.www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up1148arrow-down11file-textcross-posted to: worldnews@lemmit.onlinenews@lemmy.worldclimate@slrpnk.netclimate@slrpnk.net
arrow-up1147arrow-down1external-linkData center emissions likely 662% higher than big tech claims.www.theguardian.comRedWizard [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square25fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: worldnews@lemmit.onlinenews@lemmy.worldclimate@slrpnk.netclimate@slrpnk.net
minus-squareTankieTanuki [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·3 months ago may be 7.62 times higher than about 662% – or 7.62 times – higher than They can’t keep their numbers straight.
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minus-squaremachiabelly [she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 months agoWith the way they phrased it its wrong. 662% higher than is 7.62x About 662% (of) is 6.62x
minus-squareAmericaDelendaEst [comrade/them]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 months ago662% is 6.62 but an increase of 662% is 7.62 to show a 62% increase you multiple a number by 1.62, to show a 162% increase it’s 2.62, etc (262 is 162% more than 100) i’m not a math guy don’t @ me
minus-squareTankieTanuki [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoYou got it exactly!
minus-squareTankieTanuki [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-23 months ago“662% higher than” is equal to 762% (7.62 times). “7.62 times higher” equals 862%.
minus-squareUmbraVivi [he/him, she/her]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoYeah, seems correct but just oddly phrased.
They can’t keep their numbers straight.
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With the way they phrased it its wrong.
662% higher than is 7.62x
About 662% (of) is 6.62x
662% is 6.62 but an increase of 662% is 7.62
to show a 62% increase you multiple a number by 1.62, to show a 162% increase it’s 2.62, etc (262 is 162% more than 100)
i’m not a math guy don’t @ me
You got it exactly!
“662% higher than” is equal to 762% (7.62 times).
“7.62 times higher” equals 862%.
Yeah, seems correct but just oddly phrased.