Comment on Percentages
Or “by 80 percentage points”
“By 80 percentage points” means add 80 more points to a percentage number, so 5% becomes 85%. “By 80 percent” means add 80 percent of the current value.
I know. By x % and by x percentage points is the most commonly confused pairs, not by x % and to x %.
LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 5 months ago
“By 80 percentage points” means add 80 more points to a percentage number, so 5% becomes 85%. “By 80 percent” means add 80 percent of the current value.
ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 5 months ago
I know. By x % and by x percentage points is the most commonly confused pairs, not by x % and to x %.