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We're having a bit of a dispute at my office as to how this question should be interpreted.
**Time 1 = 0.6053 seconds Time 2 = 1.3477 seconds
What percentage faster is time1 to time 2?**
I am of the believe that if you have a time of X seconds. X/2 (half as long) is 100% faster.
My solution to this problem is calculated as
(T2/T1)-1
1.3477/.6053 - 1 = 1.2265
Other people are saying that you should just look at these as numbers and calculate it like
1- (T1/T2)
1- .6053/1.3477 = .5508
(the answers above are rounded).
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100% faster means speed is increased by 100%, i.e., double speed. So, you don't reduce time by 100%, but by 50%. If it's 200% faster, you get 3x speed.
Saying something is 50% faster means the same as being 150% faster. Or 100% faster could also be 200%, depending on subtle language choices.
But taking them seriously, if you were traveling 60 mph, 10% faster would be 66 mph (taking 9.09% less time), 100% faster would be 120 mph (taking 50% less time) and 1000% faster would be 660 mph (taking 91.91% less time).
It makes it easier to use whole numbers..
Lets say X = 100 and Y = 50
You're saying "What percentage faster is time 1 to time 2?" This means, with respect from time 2, how much faster is time 1... Again, using time 2 as the reference point, how does time 1 compare.
So for this, you would use: T1 / T2 = (100 / 50) = twice as fast = 200%
In your case above, X < Y so it would be a percentage less than 100%. Roughly 44.9% faster.
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