Comment by jaredhallen Comment by jaredhallen 11 hours ago 3 replies Copy Link View on Hacker News Agree to disagree.
Copy Link ffsm8 6 hours ago Collapse Comment - It's basically multiplication with fractions, just like you get 1/4 from 1/2 * 1/2, which is once again a multiplication that turns into divisionI agree that it's a suboptimal and click baity way to phrase it though... Reply View | 2 replies Copy Link imp0cat 4 hours ago Parent Next Collapse Comment - Exactly, it's multiplication.Example: He was saving $10 every month before the change. Then he switched and now he is saving 10 x $10, ie $100 every month.But that's not the case here, right? And that's why the parent post is correct. Reply View | 0 replies Copy Link [removed] 5 hours ago Parent Prev Collapse Comment - [deleted] Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link imp0cat 4 hours ago Parent Next Collapse Comment - Exactly, it's multiplication.Example: He was saving $10 every month before the change. Then he switched and now he is saving 10 x $10, ie $100 every month.But that's not the case here, right? And that's why the parent post is correct. Reply View | 0 replies
It's basically multiplication with fractions, just like you get 1/4 from 1/2 * 1/2, which is once again a multiplication that turns into division
I agree that it's a suboptimal and click baity way to phrase it though...