Don’t confuse “percent increase” with just “percent.” This is where people get tripped up. If a number goes from 50 to 100, that’s a 100% increase. But the new number itself (100) as a percent is… 10,000%.
See? Different math. Just keep your brain on the multiply by 100 part, and you’re golden. Ignore the rest until dessert.
Let’s Practice Like We’re in Kindergarten (But Cooler)
I’ll give you a number. You think the answer. Ready? 8. Go.
Did you say 800%? High-five. You’re a pro now. One more: 0.5. 0.5 × 100 = 50%. That’s half—like my attention span during a boring meeting.
See? You’re already better at this than 90% of people. (And by the way, “90% of people” is just 0.9 × 100. So 90%. I did the math for you.)
