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yffjcn
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 Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 7:31 pm Post subject: help! |
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how to express "times"
two numbers: 3500 and 700
which one is right?
3500 is 5 times bigger than 700
or :
3500 is 4 times bigger than 700
3500 is 5 times as big as 700
3500 is 5 times the big of 700 (I know this one is incorrect,but how to express it ?)
Is there any other way to say it?
I feel confused. help! |
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2006
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| Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 10:05 pm Post subject: Re: help! |
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| yffjcn wrote: |
how to express "times"
two numbers: 3500 and 700
3500 is 5 times bigger than 700
or :
3500 is 4 times bigger than 700
The above two should be avoided because of the confusion between "5 times..." and "4 times...".
3500 is 5 times as big as 700 This is the right idea, but for a number/amount '5 times as much as' is better.
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yffjcn
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| Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 10:15 pm Post subject: Re: help! |
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| 2006 wrote: |
The above two should be avoided because of the confusion between "5 times..." and "4 times...". |
Thanks. but I want to know how to express it.
for example,if there are two houses(A and B), A is 350 square meters and B is 70 square meters. which one is correct ?
"A is 5 times bigger than B" ?or "A is 4 times bigger than B" ? |
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2006
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| Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 4:51 pm Post subject: Re: help! |
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| yffjcn wrote: |
| 2006 wrote: |
The above two should be avoided because of the confusion between "5 times..." and "4 times...". |
Thanks. but I want to know how to express it.
for example,if there are two houses(A and B), A is 350 square meters and B is 70 square meters. which one is correct ?
"A is 5 times bigger than B" ?or "A is 4 times bigger than B" ? |
I already gave my opinion that "(4)(5) times bigger than' should not be used because the meaning is unclear.
I could say that 4 is correct, but another person might say 5 is correct.
The clear way, and thus the correct way, to express your example is to say 'A is 5 times as big as B'. |
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yffjcn
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| Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2009 11:59 pm Post subject: Re: help! |
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| Thanks a lot ! you are so helpful! |
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