Hi Firebird400, Actually 50% of 100 is 50, not 25, which is 25%. So a 50% loss recovery requires a 100% gain. It's 50 + 50 which equals 100, the starting point.
Speaking of odd, 100% is usually represented as 1.00 as a multiplier, but if you multiply 50 by 1.00 the answer is still only 50! Yes, it is the amount you need to add to the baseline but..., one has to us 2.00 as the multiplier to get to 100 as a result of the equation; however, the result is only a 100% gain!
It is these type of conventions that sometimes make even simple math confusing. Calculus? Fergetit.
Best,
Allen
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