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

Answer:

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

Step-by-step 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:    

$(\ 150+\ 50)\times \frac{50}{100}$

$(\ 200)\times \frac{50}{100}$

$(\ 2)\times50=\ 100$

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

$(\ 50-\ 150)\times 1.5$

$(-\ 100)\times 1.5$

$-\ 150$

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