Question

Choose the word phrase (greater than, less than, or equal to) to make the statements true.

Each paper clip can be traded for three matches.
Each pencil can be traded for six paper clips.

Five pencils and two matches are worth
thirty paper clips.

Answer 1

Answer: Hello there!

We know that:

one paper clip is equivalent to 3 matches.

one pencil is equivalent to 6 paper clips.

Now we want to know the relation between 5 pencils + 2 matches and 30 paper clips

in the first set, we have 5 pencils, and each pencil is equivalent to 6 paper clips.

Then these 5 pencils are equivalent to 5*6 = 30 paper clips.

now we have 30 paper clips + 2 matches and 30 paper clips

Is easy to see that 30 paper clips and 2 matches are worth more than just 30 paper clips

then the statement is "

"the worth of five pencils and two matches is greater than one of thirty paper clips"

Answer 2

Five pencils and two marches are worth greater than thirty paper clips.

Explanation:

Let 'x' be paper clip.

Let 'y' be a match

and let 'z' be a pencil.

Now, let's write each statement as an equation:

Each paper clip can be traded for three matches:

x = 3y

Each pencil can be traded for six paper clips:

z = 6x

Now, five pencils equals 30 paper clips and two matches equals two thirds papel clips.

Therefore, we can say that Five pencils and two matches equals 30.66 matches. Therefore, five pencils and two marches are worth greater than thirty paper clips.