From zero conviction out of 10 to 1.4 out of 10, Ombudsman. Say, what?! (the President’s SONA 2008)

The President in her SONA today said that the conviction rate of the Ombudsman increased by 500%!

 

 

 

       Since the President said the rate increased by 500% ; it means that the present rate of 14% is five times better than its previous record; or that the conviction rate of the Ombudsman improved by five times. In other words, the old number plus five times that old number, equals the new conviction rate.

       So,  a number,  plus 5 times that number, equals the present conviction rate of 14%.

        So, it’s:  (sorry for this, i had to break it down by figuring it manually and it was too long, the summary is; hwag ka na magalit):

             x + 5x = 14      (is this right)

                            6 x = 14

                              x = 2.3

                   Hwag ka na galit. 

            It’s 2.3% previous conviction rate compared to the present 14%. (my  4th check). It means that the previous conviction rate was 2.3 wins (convictions) and 97.7 losses (acquittals) out of 100 cases. (check: 2.3 plus 5×2.3 = 14)

             Or 0.23 out of 10.

       Or out of ten cases, the Ombudsman was previously winning zero or 0.23.

       If you were transparent about it in your speech, you would have said:

         THE OMBUDSMAN WAS WINNING ZERO OUT OF TEN CASES OR 0.23 out of 10; NOW IT IS WINNING 1.4 OUT OF TEN CASES; AT LEAST IT’S WINNING ONE AND A HALF OUT OF TEN, OR AN INCREASE OF, YES, 500%. Yehey!