SOLUTION: A IS 27, B IS 9. HOW MANY TIMES IS A GREATER THAN B. (I THINK THE ANSWER IS 2, BUT THE BOOK ANSWER IS 3. I DON'T GET IT. A IS AS 3 TIMES AS B. A IS 2 TIMES GREATER THAN B. HOW

Question 464129: A IS 27, B IS 9.
HOW MANY TIMES IS A GREATER THAN B.
(I THINK THE ANSWER IS 2, BUT THE BOOK ANSWER IS 3. I DON'T GET IT.
A IS AS 3 TIMES AS B. A IS 2 TIMES GREATER THAN B.
HOW COME THE BOOK'S ANSWER IS 3???)
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A IS 27, B IS 9.
HOW MANY TIMES IS A GREATER THAN B.
(I THINK THE ANSWER IS 2, BUT THE BOOK ANSWER IS 3. I DON'T GET IT.
A IS AS 3 TIMES AS B. A IS 2 TIMES GREATER THAN B.
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You're right, it is 2 times greater.
27 is 18 greater than 9. 18 = 2 times 9 --> 2 times greater. Oddly, most people get it right when using %ages - it's 200% greater, not 300% greater.
The author of the book, and a lot of other people, have problems with English, apparently.
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Consider, if it's 1 time greater, how much more is it? Does that mean it's twice as much, or the same? If it's the same, why does it say greater?
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Even worse, we hear something is 10 times smaller. What does that mean? If it's 1 times smaller, that makes it zero. How can it be 10x smaller?
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You'll encounter ignorance like this many times in your life, not much you can do about it.
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Look at the next solved problem: A 100kg Brick On The Moon. If The Moon Had 5x Less Gravity Than Earth, What Would The Weight Of The Brick Now?
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How can the moon have 5x less gravity? If it has 1x less, that would be no gravity.
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