The golden ratio φ = 1.618... appears in nature, art, architecture and mathematics.
Golden ratio: divide a line so that a/b = (a+b)/a = φ ≈ 1.618. Also related to Fibonacci sequence.
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A shopper sees two versions of the same product at different prices: one at £14.50 for 400g and another at £11.99 for 300g. Running both price-per-gram calculations reveals the larger pack is 7% cheaper per unit — the kind of comparison that is impossible to do reliably in your head at the shelf.
φ ≈ 1.618. When a line is divided so the ratio of the whole to the larger part equals the ratio of the larger to smaller part.
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