The wall says:
30+8 = 40 pct raise in tuition in one year
To which a different handwriting appends:
(and firing math teachers)
Could use a proofreader too, I'd say.
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Wednesday, March 16, 2011
From Palookaville's Finest Bathroom Wall: Math Anxiety
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1.30*1.08 = 1.404. A 30% rise, followed by an 8% rise, is indeed a 40% rise (and a little more).
Ah, interesting point. I (and I assume the commentator) had assumed they were talking about hard tuition numbers. See, e.g.,
http://facts.ucdavis.edu/current_fees_tuition.lasso
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