Question

Which amount is larger and by how much? A positive number a or the same number a increased by 50% and then decreased by 50% of the result. Also the generator thing said 33 1/3 was wrong.

Answer 1

Explanation:

a((100+50)/100)(100-50)/100

a(1.5)(.5)=0.75a

So a is larger than a(1.5)(0.5)

How much larger is a than 3a/4?

a/(3a/4)

a(4/3a)

a is 4/3 greater, so it does indicate a 33(1/3)% increase. Maybe they just want the fraction saying it is 1/3 greater or the difference of 0.25a