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Yes Google, 2/3 is TOTALLY the same as 1/2 (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
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Probably should've just asked Wolfram Alpha

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[–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

I feel like 'a half is one-third more than a third' is ambiguous and same as in 'X is N% more than Y' one may use X or Y as 100%

I'm sure that one interpretation is more common, but I don't think that it is exclusively correct

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Basically, "X is one-third more than Y" means either X = (4/3) × Y or X = Y + 1/3. I'm fine with either interpretation.

    The problem is that with the values of X and Y in this example, neither interpretation produces a valid equation.

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