What does X times smaller mean?
To me “X times smaller” clearly means division. I think when some people see “X times…” they automatically multiply by X without waiting for the rest (“smaller”, “cheaper”, “shorter”).
What does times less than mean?
For example, “A is 10% less than B” means you should subtract 10% of B. If you say, “A is 10 times less than B,” it means A is one tenth B. The “times” takes priority.
What does 2 times less likely mean?
[…] To answer your question. Yes, one says 2 times less, and that means one half of.
What does 10 times fewer mean?
Now, 10 times fewer (or less) (than we started with) must mean 10 x 500 = 5,000 fewer than we started with, so we now have 500 – 5,000 = -4,500 items, so we now have a negative number of items.
Is two times smaller the same as half?
Twice as big is fine. You tend to say half the sizeif it is 2x smaller (and a third.
What does 5 times smaller mean?
“5 times lower,” it meant 1/5 as much.
What does ten times as much mean?
tenfold
Ten times as much or as many; tenfold. adjective. 1. An amount ten times as much or as many. noun.
What does times more mean in math?
OC Okaasan, Co-Moderator. Yes, bc has it right. People might say “three times more” when they mean “three times as much” but it usually isn’t what they really mean. If the mother has x dollars, “three times more than x” means 3x + x — “more than” means “add”. “Three times as much” means 3x.
What does 3 times as much mean?
It means that she earns 3x of what you earn. So, if you earn $100, she earns $400. She earns three times as much as I. This means that if you have $100, she earns $300.
What does 5 times as likely mean?
But you should be saying “as likely”. For example, if event A occurs 1% of the time and event B occurs 5% of the time. Event B is 5 times as likely as event A. Event B is 4 times more likely than A.
What does 10 times as much as mean?
Ten times as much or as many; tenfold. adjective.
What does twice as small mean?
If you measure the size of something small and then multiply it by two, you get something larger, not something half the size. Therefore, this is an idiom since it means something different from what its parts mean (rather like I could care less).