What's the answer?

[Grizzly]

I had the piggy test this weekend and there's one question that has been bothering me like a sonofabitch. I had to read a small passage about a guy running a fundraiser and he had plans to double the amount of money from the previous year.

The question afterwards was, "how much does Bill want to increase profits BY?"

Then the answers were something like, 50%, 25%, 100%, 200%

I said 100% because he was increasing the profits BY 100%. However, it could be 200% because that's doubling a given number, but if you increase profits BY 200%, then don't you end up with 300% total? Am I figuring this wrong or what? What's the damn answer!?

[CyniQ]

Originally Posted by Grizzly

I had the piggy test this weekend and there's one question that has been bothering me like a sonofabitch. I had to read a small passage about a guy running a fundraiser and he had plans to double the amount of money from the previous year.

The question afterwards was, "how much does Bill want to increase profits BY?"

Then the answers were something like, 50%, 25%, 100%, 200%

I said 100% because he was increasing the profits BY 100%. However, it could be 200% because that's doubling a given number, but if you increase profits BY 200%, then don't you end up with 300% total? Am I figuring this wrong or what? What's the damn answer!?

I suck at math. But I would say that if you made $100 last year, and you want to double that this year... That's $200. 100% of $100 is $100. So if you increase BY 100% you'd have $200.

Right??

[Bob Smith]

100%.

[niko]

100%

[CyniQ]

What if you wanted to "redouble"???

[Bob Smith]

Originally Posted by CyniQ

What if you wanted to "redouble"???

From $100 profit to $400? 300%

[Grizzly]

Ok, good. That's what I thought, but sometimes I might read too much into shit.

[MANWHORE]

What about if someone found out Bill was actually pocketing 60% of the profits for his crack habit but was making an extra $600/month with his gay porn business ... Then,how long would it take him to double the fundraiser profits? ...

[Bob Smith]

Originally Posted by MANWHORE

What about if someone found out Bill was actually pocketing 60% of the profits for his crack habit but was making an extra $600/month with his gay porn business ... Then,how long would it take him to double the fundraiser profits? ...

It depends on how much he adjusts the price of his "services" to pre-contest pro BBers.

[MANWHORE]

Originally Posted by Bob Smith

It depends on how much he adjusts the price of his "services" to pre-contest pro BBers.

lol ... That's what i thought. D None Of The Above .. i think i did good

[lavee383]

phuzzy math...

[CyniQ]

MANWHORE changed his avatar and I'm confused. MW, who was the guy on your old avatar? And who is the guy on your new avatar? Did you become a rapper?

[MANWHORE]

Originally Posted by CyniQ

MANWHORE changed his avatar and I'm confused. MW, who was the guy on your old avatar? And who is the guy on your new avatar? Did you become a rapper?

Funny you should ask,that's me on the new one ... Yeah OK ... I want to get rid of this one but i can't find any good ones. I was just going to bring up that i need to get rid of my Avatar before

[CyniQ]

So now it's...

What is that? Captain Caveman? Where are the Teen Angels??

[MANWHORE]

Teen angels? I don't remember that show. I don't know if that's captain caveman,i just thought it was funny how he was moving his arms