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Find two consecutive even numbers such that the difference of one half the larger and two fifths the smaller is equal to 5?
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∙ 9y ago
Let x = the smaller number and x + 2 equal the larger. Then ((x + 2)/2) - 2x/5 = 5. This simplifies to x/10 = 4, or x = 40. So the two numbers are 40 and 42.
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Is two fifths greater or smaller than three tenths?
its bigger
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Two thirds is not larger than four fifths. It's almost 17% smaller.
Is one half greater or smaller than three fifths?
One half refers to 0.5 mathematically whereas three fifths refers to 0.6 and hence one half is smaller than three fifths.
