fun with numbers ... two way split

dividing 100% by two yields under-reported truths...

in a 40/60 split......... 60 is 50% greater than 40

a 47.62/52.38 split ..... 52.38 is 10% greater than 47.62

a 45.45/54.54 split ..... 54.54 is 20% greater than 45.45

a 44.45/55.55 split ..... 55.55 is 25% greater than 44.45

see why, even in a 3 or 4 way split, how winning by a few % points in the total is amplified many fold ? imagine any auto race whereby the winner finished the race 5% faster than all the others? (in a two and a half hour race, finishing 5% faster than others would mean winning by seven and a half minutes)