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notsponge [240]
3 years ago
7

The number a is smaller than the number b by 1/5 of b. By what part of a is b bigger than a?

Mathematics
1 answer:
Ira Lisetskai [31]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

The number b is bigger than the number a by \dfrac{1}{4} of a.

Step-by-step explanation:

1. If the number a is smaller than the number b by 1/5 of b, then

a+\dfrac{1}{5}b=b.

Thus,

a=b-\dfrac{1}{5}b=\dfrac{4}{5}b,\\ \\b=\dfrac{5}{4}a.

2. Consider the expression b=\dfrac{5}{4}a:

b=\dfrac{5}{4}a=\dfrac{4}{4}a+\dfrac{1}{4}a=a+\dfrac{1}{4}a.

This gives you that the number b is bigger than the number a by \dfrac{1}{4} of a.

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