document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=9888>Question 9888</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> For which of the following expressions would the value be greater if 160 were replaced by 120. (There may be more than one correct answer.) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1)  1,000-160<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2)  (160)/(1+160)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3)  (1)/(1-(1/160))<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "first answer all the ?s the why they are..\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1)  1,000-160\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    I like to do it vertical<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "     1000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   -  160<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "      840\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to check think does 840+160=1000<BR>\n" );
document.write( " yes it does so thats right\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2)  (160)/(1+160)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "      160        160<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "    (1+160)      161<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that cant be reduced so that is yor answer\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now..u try to do the last one by yourself\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "then you have to find out if the value would be greater with 160 or 120 so you replace all the 160s for 120s\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.) 1,000-120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.) (120)/(1+120)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you do the 3rd\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now work those problems\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " 1,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-  120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "_______<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   880\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "again cheak by adding 880 and 120... and it does = 1000 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "so its right\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "next...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(120)/(1+120)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   120       120<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  1+120      121\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and that will not reduce so thats your answer\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "yes do # 3 now..\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "now you take both the values and see what one is bigger\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "on number 1       840   and    880<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the 2nd 1 is bigger so the 1st one's value is greater with 120 instead of 160\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "on number 2       160            120      <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                  161            121                                \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "on this one to find out which one is bigger you need a common denominator. Lets use...one i know will work <BR>\n" );
document.write( "161 x 121 = 19481\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "     19360                19320                  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "     19481                19481                                            \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so now you see that 160<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "                    161   is greater \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "does that answer your question \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "good luck on # 3 </SPAN>\n" );
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