Question

Two lines are related by the scale 4 millimeters ; 5 decimeters. How many times larger is the larger line?

Answer 1

From here on out, I'm going to challenge those who are helping her, not to give her any answers. I challenge them to help her arrive at the solution on her own.

Answer 2

No more giving answers.

Answer 3

a millimetre is 1/1000 of a metre or 0.001 of a metre

a decimetre is 1/10 of a metre or 0.1 of a metre

use this to compare the length... but 1st convert them to the same units of measurement

Answer 4

@hero... you didn't understand the previous question... so why worry

Answer 5

@campbell_st, I did understand. But don't worry, you're going to make sure she understands without giving her the answers.

Answer 6

For the past couple of questions she posted, the answer was given and only then did she understand.

Answer 7

I want to finally see real explanations and real understanding. If you can do it.

Answer 8

@her0... lol.... I've done all I'm doing.... she's just one of the many who post all there homework... and let anyone answer it... but even funnier are the people who post tutorials that are plagiarised...

Answer 9

so 4 milli = 0.004 metri ??

Answer 10

Who posted a plagiarized tutorial?

Answer 11

If you're saying I did, you're going to have to provide proof. You can't accuse someone of doing something out of the blue.

Answer 12

these are practice questions .. im studying for a test actually . not my homework

Answer 13

anywayss ..... 4 milli = 0.004 metri correct ?

Answer 14

That doesn't matter @amberose10. The standard rule here is that answers are not to be given.

Answer 15

thats fine . just help me !

Answer 16

i just need to understand

Answer 17

I guess @campbell_st wasn't up to the challenge.

Answer 18

Sadly, I gave you everything needed to understand it. You need to take a break, then study this on your own. Then try to do them on your own and then come back here and have someone check your work.

Answer 19

It's called studying.

Answer 20

convert 5 decimetres to millimetres to make the comparison

Answer 21

@Hero lol... I didn't accuse you... I said a lot of the tutorials are plagiarised... so the writers can accumulate medals... but people are more worried about not giving answers...

Answer 22

@amberose10 you're not going to understand this by keep posting questions. You need to try to understand this for yourself first.

Answer 23

1 decimetre = 100 millimetres...

Answer 24

@campbell_st, if you have a legitimate complaint, you need to talk to the mods and admin about it.

Answer 25

I actually do care more about not giving answers than medals.

Answer 26

@ hero... thats been done... and in 3 cases I posted the sources.... but nothing happens... same as the people who answer questions... or post all their homework

Answer 27

If people post tutorials, it means they're trying to help. It doesn't hurt whether plaigarized or not as long as the info is correct.

Answer 28

so 5 deci = 500 milli

Answer 29

@hero its published on here so its plagiarism.... stealing someone elses work... how would you feel... taking credit for someone elses hard work....

Answer 30

I'm not a mod or admin, so you're talking to the wrong person.

Answer 31

correct...amberose.... so what are you comparing

Answer 32

Complain to @shadowfiend about it

Answer 33

im comparing milli to deci .

Answer 34

@hero... I know... you care more about not giving and answer than stealing someones work...

Answer 35

no... now you have then in the same units...

Answer 36

oh !

Answer 37

It wasn't my work that was stolen and I don't own this site, so I could care less. I'm more interested in helping students learn. I don't care if some author's work was stolen. That's between him and the person that stole it.

Answer 38

20 deci = 4 mill

Answer 39

you are comparing

4 mm to 5 dm

which is 4mm to 500 mm

Answer 40

@amberose10, I already showed you how to do these and you're not applying what I showed you.

Answer 41

so the ratio is 4:500

simplify it

Answer 42

yes . i got that already @campbell_st up there ^^^ . im ahead of you . if yall would just stop talking about stupid plagiarize .

Answer 43

1:125

Answer 44

so 125 !!! (:

Answer 45

@amberose10, you posted

20 deci = 4 mill

when instead I think you meant

20 deci : 4 milli

Answer 46

It's a ratio that has to be simplified.

20 deci = 4 milli is false

Answer 47

correct amberose

Answer 48

I was just acknowledging the error she made earlier.

Answer 49

i got it .

Answer 50

hope it helps

Answer 51

thanks . i understand . it did . thank you .

Answer 52

Now, I'm confused.

Answer 53

& to let yall know . im on here posting all these questions bc OBVIOUSLY studying on my own i dont understand & dont have the help needed . for reasons YOU HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT . therefor i come on here for tutoring help & to check all my awsners. thanks @Hero

Answer 54

okay look . 5 deci = 500 millli

Answer 55

4 milli = 5 deci

Answer 56

5(.1) = 500(.001)

Answer 57

Okay, that's true. But the other thing you posted was definitely false

Answer 58

so the ratio 4 : 500 simplified is 1:125

Answer 59

yes i made a false error . everyone does it . i caught myself tho .

Answer 60

You can't start off with two things that are equal and end up with ratios at the end. It doesn't make sense.

Answer 61

Don't put equal signs

Answer 62

1 deci = 100 milli correct .

Answer 63

You only put equal signs if something is actually equal. If it's not equal, do not put equal signs.

Answer 64

im not a good tutoor . ask @campbell_st . he taught me

Answer 65

thats it amber... its an unusual measurement... as the only time I've seen it is in maths questions...

Answer 66

lol

Answer 67

I was referring to what you posted earlier.

Answer 68

Your other postings seem fine.

Answer 69

As soon as @campbell_st explains how 20 deci = 4 mill (which is what I was referring to all along) then he will have convinced me of something

Answer 70

lol... hero.... there is a lot of inexperience on mathematical notation... and long as it makes contextual sense its ok...

Answer 71

Just confirm to me that you believe 20 deci = 4 milli and I'll stop talking.

Answer 72

I was pointing out that it was not correct. But @amberose10, I thought you already knew things like .001 = 1/1000

Answer 73

lol... I'll just ignore you... that works for me

Answer 74

.001 is literally spoken as one-one thousandth