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Which Is Bigger? printable sheet
You may wish to explore the problem Which Is Cheaper? before working on this task.
Which is bigger, $n+10$, or $2n+3$?
How did you decide?
Here's how I decided:
But then my friend said:
Can you explain why we have come to different conclusions?
Is there a diagram you could draw that would help?
For the following pairs of expressions, can you work out when each expression is bigger?
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