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Old 05-25-2011, 12:48 PM   #17
Sundae
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Originally Posted by monster View Post
Percentages do not change whether you give figures in the 10s, 100s or 1000s. 1,000s is the norm for reporting population figures, I think.
I realise that the percentage stayed the same but admit I had no idea thousands were usually used. Of course they are more realistic in terms of the real number we are dealing with. (Again it's the same percentage, but I feel it more when it's 280 or 2,800 or 28,000 than I do when it's 2.8).
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