Fuzzy Math at the Northwest Herald

I haven’t subscribed to the Northwest Herald since a Business Expo offer of six months for a dime was too good to pass up.

Thinking perhaps the paper allows the free reading of a couple of articles a month, as others do, I clicked on the one below:

Reporters Claire O’Brien and Michelle Meyer had the following in the story right before access ended:

“In Algonquin Township, Supervisor Randy Funk – whose tenure was marked by contentious relations with township trustees – lost to political newcomer Richard Tado, who beat Funk by about 20 percent … [Log in or subscribe to continue reading]” [Emphasis added.]

Here are the election results for Supervisor in Algonquin Township:

60% to 40%…which the reporters and their NWH editor for some reason think is “20 percent,” rather than a difference of twenty percentage points.

What year was the difference between the two concepts taught?

Early Middle School?