jeffw@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoThe Refugee Olympic Team wins its first-ever medal, thanks to boxer Cindy Ngambawww.npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up1136arrow-down10
arrow-up1136arrow-down1external-linkThe Refugee Olympic Team wins its first-ever medal, thanks to boxer Cindy Ngambawww.npr.orgjeffw@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squaregreenshirtdenimjeanslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·4 months 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
minus-squarefrosty99c@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·4 months agoThe original draft probably said “nearly a 300% increase” and then the editor didn’t know the difference between percent increase and basic multiplication.
10 -> 20 is double
10 -> 30 is double double
10 -> 40 is triple
Lol someone help me understand
The original draft probably said “nearly a 300% increase” and then the editor didn’t know the difference between percent increase and basic multiplication.
Makes sense