• prime_number_314159@lemmy.world
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    25 days ago

    Wrong: I had a 1% chance, and I doubled my chances. Now my chances are 101%.

    Right: I had a 1% chance, and I doubled my chances. Now my chances are 2%.

    Wrighongt: I had a 1% chance, and I doubled my chances. Now my chances are 3%, because I’m a lucky person.

    • TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works
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      Sleep deprived fraction lover: I had a 1% chance, and I doubled my chances. Now due to 1/100 * 1/100 I chances are 0.0001%.