I am so close though! I just need about 100 pithy comments to close the gap.
Some people are lesser vs fewer, I am all about retail math. I should have called it the delta to really be annoying.
But 187% is not wrong; It's just not your preferred method.
"Less" is frequently wrong.
It is incorrect math though.
If I planned to sell 1000 units this week, but I actually sell 1500 units, I beat my plan by 50%. I would have to sell 2500 units to beat the plan by 150%.
If I planned to sell 1000 units this week, but I actually sell 1500 units, I beat my plan by 50%. I would have to sell 2500 units to beat the plan by 150%.
It depends on what the question is. In the 1500 units example, you sold 150% of your plan.