Ju1ian
Junior Member
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- Nov 19, 2009
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- Student or Learner
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- Javanese
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- Japan
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- Japan
Hi,
Someone said the value of his property had increased by 120%. Literally, does this mean:
A. What used to be $100 is now $120.
or
B. What used to be $100 is now $220.
?
Apparently, the former is what he actually intended to say,
but I think the latter is what the sentence literally means. So I think he should have said, "The value has increased by 20%".
Am I getting this correct?
Someone said the value of his property had increased by 120%. Literally, does this mean:
A. What used to be $100 is now $120.
or
B. What used to be $100 is now $220.
?
Apparently, the former is what he actually intended to say,
but I think the latter is what the sentence literally means. So I think he should have said, "The value has increased by 20%".
Am I getting this correct?