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ohaa [14]
3 years ago
6

Which number is greater and by how much: A decreased by 50% and then increased by 50% of the result

Mathematics
1 answer:
cricket20 [7]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

the original number is greater

Step-by-step explanation:

1. let 1x be your starting number

2. therefore, 0.5 * 1x = 0.5x ( amount after you decreased it by 50%)

3. then increase: 0.5x * 1.5 = 0.75x (amount after you increased it by 50%)

4. 0.75x < 1x (this means that the original number is larger than the one you decreased and then increased)

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