I'm a little confused about the word translation of a question in Quantitaive Review 2nd ed DS #71 Statement 1: "If Betty's average speed for the trip had been 1 1/2 times as fast, the trip would have taken 2 hours." According to the answer at the back of the book, "1 1/2 time" means that Betty's hypothetical speed is "(3/2)x". X=Betty's orginal speed.
1) The number of apples that Jon has is 1 1/2 times GREATER THAN or MORE THAN that of Mike. In this case, the translation is "1 1/2 + 1 = (5/2)M". M=the number of apples that Mike has.
2) Jenny has 1 1/2 times AS MANY oranges AS Lindsey has. Let L=number of oranges that Lindsey has. In this case, is the translation (3/2)L or (5/2)L ?
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1) The number of apples that Jon has is 1 1/2 times GREATER THAN or MORE THAN that of Mike. In this case, the translation is "1 1/2 + 1 = (5/2)M". M=the number of apples that Mike has.
2) Jenny has 1 1/2 times AS MANY oranges AS Lindsey has. Let L=number of oranges that Lindsey has. In this case, is the translation (3/2)L or (5/2)L ?
Thanks.