#wordproblemsIRL What do you think the formula is for this sentence: "The percentage by which the city’s average rate of rent exceeds 130 percent of the national median rent" ?
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This is what I think the formula is: ([city's average rent/(1.3*US average rent)] - 1)*100
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Replying to @SonjaTrauss
I thought it meant: (city average rent / national median rent) - 1.3 (times "100%", if you like)

May 1, 2019 · 7:23 PM UTC