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Frank says that 50% of a number will always be greater than 20% of any other number. Complete one inequality to support Frank's claim and one to show that he is incorrect.

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Hi there! I saw your question and decided to help you out.

To support his claim:

50 of 100 and 20 of 100

To debunk his claim:

50 of 10 and 20 of 100

I hope this answers your question !
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Answer:

The explanation is provided below

Explanation:

The associative set property can be used to solve the problem.

Let's say the number is a

This means that:

0.5 a > 0.2 b

However, the numbers, a and b, may be different. Thus, Frank's claim is incorrect.

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