sanitation@lemmy.radio to politics @lemmy.world · 4 days agoRepublicans vote to dilute gas as prices rise above $4.50www.newsweek.comexternal-linkmessage-square125linkfedilinkarrow-up1381arrow-down12
arrow-up1379arrow-down1external-linkRepublicans vote to dilute gas as prices rise above $4.50www.newsweek.comsanitation@lemmy.radio to politics @lemmy.world · 4 days agomessage-square125linkfedilink
minus-squareClownStatue@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down1·3 days agoFortunately, us Americans suck at math. A consequence of our “world class” public education.
minus-squareSkeezix@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 days agoWhy would you want a 1/3 pounder when you can have 1/4 pounder
minus-squareMajorasTerribleFate@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 day agoSo, something scoring in the 20th percentile really means that it is only better than 20% of the other rated things, but I was facetiously implying an American might think it meant top 20%.
minus-squareClownStatue@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·13 hours agoI know. Was trying to make a joke about dumb Americans. Unsuccessfully, apparently. :)
Fortunately, us Americans suck at math. A consequence of our “world class” public education.
20th percentile, surely
Why would you want a 1/3 pounder when you can have 1/4 pounder
Wut?
So, something scoring in the 20th percentile really means that it is only better than 20% of the other rated things, but I was facetiously implying an American might think it meant top 20%.
I know. Was trying to make a joke about dumb Americans. Unsuccessfully, apparently. :)