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Probably should've just asked Wolfram Alpha

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Basically, "X is one-third more than Y" means either X = (4/3) × Y or X = Y + 1/3. I'm fine with either interpretation.

The problem is that with the values of X and Y in this example, neither interpretation produces a valid equation.