Answer: F / 0.15 = 100F / 15 = 20F / 3 ≈ 6.67F.
Explanation:
1) The three expresssions, F / 0.15; 15 F / 100; 3F / 20; are equivalent.
2) The number of figurines Kat owned last year may be expressed in terms of the number the of figurines purchased, F, this year, and the 15%, following this procedure:
- Call n the amount of figurines owned last year.
- F is the number of figurines purchased: F = 15%n = 0,15n
- Hence, you just need to clear F from the expression F = 0.15n
- Divide both sides by 0.15:
F / 0.15 = n or n = F / 0.15 (reflexive property)
- To prove the equialavence of the other expresssions you just have to use the properties of multiplication or division:
(F / 0.15) × (100 / 100) = 100F / 15
100F / 15 = (100/5)F / (15/5) = 20F / 3 ≈ 6.67F
64 as it’s multiplied by 2 each time
He was wrong because, although three is greater than five, the value of the three is in the ten thousands place, while the five is in the thousands place. Therefore, the correct answer would be that 36594 is greater than 5980.
