Talk: Amber Mosquito

Percentage error

Hello, there is a logical mistake here;

"With Silt or Slush, it has a 1/10000 (0.01%) chance to drop; with Desert Fossils the chance is 27/100000 (0.027%)."

it has to be 27/10.000 (0,027%) OR 27/100.000 (0,0027%)to be logical correct. I dont know which version is right here...

— Preceding unsigned comment added by 5.62.41.178 at 20:16, 10 April 2020 (UTC)

The chance in fractions, as taken from the source code, is ${\textstyle \frac{27}{100,000}}$. The percentage sign, %, is equivalent to ${\textstyle \frac{1}{100}}$:

${\frac {27}{100,000}}={\frac {27}{1,000}}*{\frac {1}{100}}={\frac {27}{1,000}}\%={\underline {\underline {0.027\%}}}$

Expressed in decimals (% being equivalent to 0.01):

$\frac{27}{100,000} = 0.00027 = 0.027 * 0.01 = \underline{\underline{0.027$

Therefore, the relation "27/100,000 (0.027%)" in the article is mathematically and logically correct.

--Rye Greenwood (talk) 08:01, 22 April 2020 (UTC)