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Bigger then or greater then

 
 
Reply Tue 20 Jun, 2017 02:42 am
Which of these words is more suitable for this sentence:

"A two digits number is 9 times bigger then the sum of its digits"
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roger
 
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Reply Tue 20 Jun, 2017 02:46 am
@NATE1197,
Greater than. Both would be understood.
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layman
 
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Reply Tue 20 Jun, 2017 02:49 am
@NATE1197,
In that sentence "greater" would be preferable. Although it is also used figuratively, "big" generally refers to the physical size of something. "Larger" is similar, but it more often used to refer to things that are not physical objects. It is often used to just mean "more than," like "greater" is.

By the way: In your thread title, the word you're looking for is "than," not "then." Roger told you that, but in a subtle way that might not be obvious to you.
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Pamela Rosa
 
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Reply Tue 20 Jun, 2017 02:52 am
http://www.onemathematicalcat.org/algebra_book/online_problems/big_small.htm
ekename
 
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Reply Tue 20 Jun, 2017 03:17 am
@NATE1197,
10a + b = 9 * (a + b)

a = 8b

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NATE1197
 
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Reply Tue 20 Jun, 2017 06:39 am
@ekename,
Correct
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NATE1197
 
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Reply Tue 20 Jun, 2017 06:42 am
@Pamela Rosa,
That's a great site. Thanks
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