• @greenshirtdenimjeans
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    101 month ago

    The team has nearly tripled in size since then, growing from 10 members at the 2016 Rio Games to 37 in Paris.

    10 -> 20 is double

    10 -> 30 is double double

    10 -> 40 is triple

    Lol someone help me understand

    • @[email protected]
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      151 month ago

      The original draft probably said “nearly a 300% increase” and then the editor didn’t know the difference between percent increase and basic multiplication.