SOLUTION: a+1=b+2=c+3=d+4, which one is the biggest?
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Question 1083090: a+1=b+2=c+3=d+4, which one is the biggest?
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a > b > c > d , so a is the greatest of the four.
One way to visualize:
Say a+1 = N, then N = b+2 = c+3 = d+4
You only need to add 1 to a to get to N
You must add 2 to b to get to N
c requires 3 be added to it to reach N
d requires 4 be added to it to reach N
The more mathematical, and a bit more mechanical, approach:
a+1 = b+2 = c+3 = d+4 > a = b+1 = c+2 = d+3 ( > a>b )
b+1 = c+2 = d+3 > b = c+1 = d+2 (> b>c)
c+1 = d+2 > c=d+1 (> c>d)
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