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		floatrock on March 31, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: James Webb Space Telescope reveals that most galax... So 1/3 MilkyWay-Wise, 2/3 Counter-MWW? Or is it? I hate these percent-relative word games things... - Let x = "num MWW" - then "num CMWW" = 1.5x ("50% higher than x") - x + 1.5x = 1 - x = 0.4 So 40% is MWW, 60% CMMW?

wruza on March 31, 2025 [–]

Correct, I guess. 40/100 x 1.5 = 60/100. For 1/3 and 2/3 it must have been 100% higher.

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