Question

Which is more money: 50% of the sum of $150 and $50 or 1.5 times

the difference between $50 and $150 ?

Answer 1

50 is tens and 150 is hundreds

Answer 2

50% of the sum of $150 and $50 is greater.

Explanation:

We are asked to which of the given two quantities is greater.

Let us find 50% of the sum of $150 and $50 as:

`(\$150+\$50)* (50)/(100)`

`(\$200)* (50)/(100)`

`(\$2)*50=\$100`

Now, we will find 1.5 times the difference between $50 and $150 as:

`(\$50-\$150)* 1.5`

`(-\$100)* 1.5`

`-\$150`

Therefore, 50% of the sum of $150 and $50 is greater than 1.5 times the difference between $50 and $150.