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More than 1% of the people in New York are homeless?


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Seems ridiculous, but as far as I can tell it’s true.

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Yeah but America will never change.

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Brought this to mind from 2023

 

”n a recent press conference, Mayor Eric Adams laid out a plan which involves involuntary hospitalization. ERIC ADAMS: If severe mental illness is causing someone to be unsheltered and a danger to themselves, we have a moral obligation to help them get the treatment and care they need.”

NYC's mayor faces backlash for planning to involuntarily hospitalize homeless people

https://www.npr.org/2023/01/03/1146620873/nycs-mayor-faces-backlash-for-planning-to-involuntarily-hospitalize-homeless-peo#:~:text=In%20a%20recent%20press%20conference,plan%20which%20involves%20involuntary%20hospitalization.&text=ERIC%20ADAMS%3A%20If%20severe%20mental,treatment%20and%20care%20they%20need.

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Chapo said: 

Seems ridiculous, but as far as I can tell it’s true.

 Putting a deposit on a new home construction in Va. Never should have left…

last edit on 2/21/2024 10:00:57 AM
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Chapo said: 

Seems ridiculous, but as far as I can tell it’s true.

 The arithmetic seems to check out. Incidentally how would you compute this on your scratch pad

In a city of more than 8.3 million people, nearly one in every 83 New Yorkers is homeless

Tell me if there’s a better way. 

8,300,000/83= about 100000

100000/10 000 000 , cross out zeros = 1/100

last edit on 2/21/2024 9:28:45 PM
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Med said: 
Chapo said: 

Seems ridiculous, but as far as I can tell it’s true.

 The arithmetic seems to check out. Incidentally how would you compute this on your scratch pad

In a city of more than 8.3 million people, nearly one in every 83 New Yorkers is homeless

Tell me if there’s a better way. 

8,300,000/83= about 100000

100000/10 000 000 , cross out zeros = 1/100

 If it’s 1/83 people are homeless in New York, that’s the whole equation. 1/83 = 1.2%. 8,300,000/83 is 100,000 (1.2% of 8,300,000) homeless people in New York if those numbers are correct.

last edit on 2/22/2024 4:12:06 PM
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Chapo said: 
Med said: 
Chapo said: 

Seems ridiculous, but as far as I can tell it’s true.

 The arithmetic seems to check out. Incidentally how would you compute this on your scratch pad

In a city of more than 8.3 million people, nearly one in every 83 New Yorkers is homeless

Tell me if there’s a better way. 

8,300,000/83= about 100000

100000/10 000 000 , cross out zeros = 1/100

 If it’s 1/83 people are homeless in New York, that’s the whole equation. 1/83 = 1.2%. 8,300,000/83 is 100,000 (1.2% of 8,300,000) homeless people in New York if those numbers are correct.

 I did exactly what you did looks like. I determined what 1% of 8,300,000 is (100,000) if you round it to 10 M.

why does it look like I did extra checks.

 

last edit on 2/22/2024 5:34:25 PM
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