SOLUTION: Mei-Ling wrote the number 2,314,508 and 2,358,104. She said that the value of 1 in the second number is 100 times greater than in the first number. How is Mei-Ling incorrect? Corre
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Question 1145093: Mei-Ling wrote the number 2,314,508 and 2,358,104. She said that the value of 1 in the second number is 100 times greater than in the first number. How is Mei-Ling incorrect? Correct using a fraction.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
She's wrong.
100 times greater is 101 times as great, so it's not possible.
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1 time greater is 2 times as great.
2 times greater is 3 times as great.
etc
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