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minus-squareidegenszavak@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-23 months agoMy engineering brain says it’s 3.25. 4% is ~ 5%. 10% of 75 is 7.5. To get the 5% I have to divide it by 2, so 4% of 75 is close to 3.25. I will have to multiply it with some safety coefficient at the end, so the exact value doesn’t matter.
minus-squaresaltesc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoMine brain just does 0.75 × 4. Thought process was… Get 1% = 0.75 Double it = 1.5 Double it = 3
My engineering brain says it’s 3.25.
4% is ~ 5%. 10% of 75 is 7.5. To get the 5% I have to divide it by 2, so 4% of 75 is close to 3.25. I will have to multiply it with some safety coefficient at the end, so the exact value doesn’t matter.
Mine brain just does 0.75 × 4.
Thought process was…