If you add 1000 to a certain whole number, the result is MORE than if you multiplied the number by 1000.
WHAT IS THIS CERTAIN WHOLE NUMBER? NOTE: the answer cannot be 0
2006-10-06 08:53:07 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
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2006-10-06 08:55:23 · answer #1 · answered by buccinator 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-10-06 08:56:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Let x be the whole number. Then you want
1000+x > 1000x.
That is, 1000 > 999x, so x < 1000/999.
The only whole number that satisfies this is x=1.
2006-10-06 08:55:50 · answer #3 · answered by James L 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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1000 + 1 = 1001
1000 * 1 = 1000
2006-10-06 10:29:47 · answer #4 · answered by whatthe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1000+1=1001
1000*1=1000
The answer is 1.
2006-10-06 10:11:25 · answer #5 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wun.
2006-10-06 08:56:46 · answer #6 · answered by FrogDog 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋