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Old 08-18-2008, 07:44 AM   #39 (permalink)
lefthook449

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Originally Posted by elmo_1968 View Post
I'm just pleased that I got in 4 pages late and still get to point out that from 2 to 8 is %400, not %220.
since you started the math snobbery, it's only right that you get called out on your stupidity.

8-2.50=5.50

5.50 is 220% of 2.50 (5.50/2.50=2.2)

So when a stock that costs 2.50 goes up 5.50, it increases by 220%
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