Step-by-step explanation:
increase by 10% is the same as multiplying by 1.1.
so, we get the assumption that
x - y = 1.1x - 1.1y = 1.1(x - y)
for the case that x <> y, now we can divide both sides by (x - y) and get
1 = 1.1
and that is wrong in all cases.
so, it is disproven for all x <> y.
for x = y the statement is true, the difference is in both cases 0.
e.g.
100 and 200
the difference is 100
100+10% = 110
200+10% = 220
and the difference is 110 (different to the original 100).
but 100 and 100, sure, the difference is 0, and the difference between 110 and 110 is still 0.
adding a % to a number means the size of the added part depends on the size of the basic number. the same % of a larger number is larger than the same % of a smaller number. therefore, the distance grows.
