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[–] ZoDoneRightNow@kbin.earth 35 points 6 days ago (1 children)

0.04 x 75 == 0.75 x 4 == 75 x 4 x 0.01

[–] berber@feddit.org 25 points 6 days ago (1 children)

switch the order of the last two terms (the second equality), put the 0.01 in the middle, and it makes a bit more sense when read as calculation steps.

0.04 * 75 = 4 * 0.01 * 75 = 4 * 0.75
[–] ZoDoneRightNow@kbin.earth 3 points 6 days ago

That's fair. I intended them to just be a list of equalities