No, going from $600 to $10 is not a 600% decrease

To be fair, too many Americans aren't educated enough in math to recognize errors like this, which is why I think politicians often use percent changes to either hide or exaggerate numerical data.

Math is woke

This always drove me nuts!! You knew what he meant, but it bothered me!!

This is why learning math comes in handy! Percents can be hard for some to grasp but important

It all comes down to wording... You could say "it used to be 600% more expensive" and be fully correct. Most people think that statement is equivalent to "now it's 600% cheaper". If most people think it's equivalent, can we, mathematicians, say it's not? It's not a math question.

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