3 or 4?

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deerpan

#76793 Sat, 26 Feb 05 01:36 PM

I wondered when we say "this room is three times larger than that one", it means this room is 3 or 4 times of that one?

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Mister Micawber

#76795 Sat, 26 Feb 05 01:44 PM

It is three times larger.

If room A is x square meters, then larger room B is 3x square meters.
Set x=7
A= 7 sq. m.
B = 3x = 21 sq. m.

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