Verona_82
Senior Member
- Joined
- Oct 15, 2010
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- Ukraine
Hello,
I asked a similar question some time ago, and it seemed to me I got a handle on the matter. Now I think I'm still having problems with these structures. Could somebody please have a look at the sentences and tell me if they are fine?
1. Tom's 20. Ben's 3 times older than Tom --> Ben's 30.
2. Tom made 12 mistakes a day last year. This year he's made 3 times fewer mistakes --> (12 - 12/3) = 8 mistakes.
3. Ben made 12 mistakes a day last year too. This year he's made 3 times as few mistakes as last year --> (12/3) = 4 mistakes.
4. Tom ate 4 hamburgers yesterday. Today he ate twice (two times?) more hamburgers -- > (4 + 4x2) = 12 hamburgers.
:-|
Thank you.
I asked a similar question some time ago, and it seemed to me I got a handle on the matter. Now I think I'm still having problems with these structures. Could somebody please have a look at the sentences and tell me if they are fine?
1. Tom's 20. Ben's 3 times older than Tom --> Ben's 30.
2. Tom made 12 mistakes a day last year. This year he's made 3 times fewer mistakes --> (12 - 12/3) = 8 mistakes.
3. Ben made 12 mistakes a day last year too. This year he's made 3 times as few mistakes as last year --> (12/3) = 4 mistakes.
4. Tom ate 4 hamburgers yesterday. Today he ate twice (two times?) more hamburgers -- > (4 + 4x2) = 12 hamburgers.
:-|
Thank you.