Percentage comparison paradox

Can it be 1%>2%?
Can't it be nonsense and a denial of the law of mathematics, yet 119 out of 120 people say so?

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Step-by-step explanation:

r1​=1%=1001​=0.01 r2​=2%=1002​=501​=0.02  n=−100  a=n⋅ r1​=(−100)⋅ 0.01=−1 b=n⋅ r2​=(−100)⋅ 0.02=−2  a>b −1>−2  x=1

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