The number that is 10 times larger than 1

entangledbank said:

Ignore the exact numbers in the question. Ten times more than 6 000 is 60 000. Or possibly 66 000, some might argue. And they do argue: we have had many previous threads on this, and it is clear that English is actually unclear about this. Some people use it to mean "ten times as much as", others to mean "ten times as much as, added on". Both seem natural and logical when you look at them. Everyone is perfectly sure that their own use is right, so roughly half the population must be wrong. They just disagree about which half.

Same with other comparatives: if a rope is six metres long, how long is a rope that is five times longer? The English language has no definite answer. Is it the same as five times as long? Or do you add five times as much to the original length?

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Yes that is right. But I would add something to it. Those who thinks "10 times more than 6,000" is 66,000 is probably thinking too much in terms of mathematics, not fully in terms of language. In idiomatic language it means 60,000 that is "10 times more than 6000 = 10 times 6000 = 10 times as much as 6000".

But as those group that thinks more logically/mathematically are not completely wrong, that's why "10 times more than 6,000" is ambiguous. And hence, I personally avoid it. But as far as I know usage/style commentators don't discourage such usage.

 

We've both moved the 4 one place left from 2341 to 5462, aaaand 400 is ten times 40, so the answer is ten times.

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Felipe G. answered • 09/21/20

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Hello Latrice,


For this question, lets look at the place value. Lets use this as an example before diving into the question presented.


The value of 123. The one is in the Hundreds value slot, the 2 is in the Tens value slot, and the 3 is in the Ones value slot. And this can go one depending how many numbers you have.


So for the first number, 5, 462. The 5 is in the Thousands spot, 4 in the Hundreds, 6 in the Tens, and 2 in the Ones.


Second number is 2, 341. 2 in the Thousands, 3 in the Hundreds, 4 in the Tens, and 1 in the Ones.


Since the 4 in 5461 is in the Hundreds, and in 2, 341 the 4 is in the Tens, we would do a simple calculation of 400 divided by 40, which is 10. Meaning the 4 in 5, 462 is 10 times bigger than the 4 in 2, 341.




Question 339269: one number is 10 times larger than another. the difference of their reciprocal is 1. what are the 2 numbers?
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one number is 10 times larger than another. the difference of their reciprocal is 1. what are the 2 numbers?
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Let the numbers be x and y.
Equations:
x = y + 10
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1/x - 1/y = 1
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Substitute for "x" and solve for "y":
1/(y+10) - (1/y) = 1
Multiply thru by y(y+10) to get:
y - (y+10) = y(y+10)
10 = y^2+10y
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y^2+10y-10 = 0
y = [-10 +- sqrt(100-4*-10)]/2
y = [-10 +- sqrt(140)]/2
y = [-10 +-2sqrt(35)]/2
y = [-5 +- sqrt(35)]
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Substitute for "y" and solve for "x":
x = y+10
x = 5+-sqrt(35)
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