To find out how much more Dale spent compared to Chan, we can follow these steps:
Step 1: Identify the amounts spent by Dale and Chan.
Dale spent [tex]$5.
Chan spent $[/tex]2.50.
Step 2: Calculate the difference in spending between Dale and Chan.
We subtract Chan's spending from Dale's spending:
Difference = Dale's spending - Chan's spending
Difference = [tex]$5 - $[/tex]2.50
Difference = [tex]$2.50
So, Dale spent $[/tex]2.50 more than Chan.
Step 3: Now, to ascertain the comparison using division, we divide the amount Dale spent by the amount Chan spent to find the ratio.
Ratio = Dale's spending / Chan's spending
Ratio = [tex]$5 / $[/tex]2.50
To simplify this division, we can think of [tex]$5 as being the same as 5 divided by 1 since any number divided by 1 is the number itself.
So, the division would be:
Ratio = 5 / 1 ÷ 2.50 / 1
To perform this division, we can multiply 5 (the numerator) by the reciprocal of 2.50 (which is 1/2.50).
Ratio = 5 x (1 / 2.50)
Ratio = 5 x 0.4 (since 1 divided by 2.5 equals 0.4)
So, we will end up with:
Ratio = 2
It means that Dale spent 2 times as much as Chan did.
To summarize:
Dale spent $[/tex]2.50 more than Chan.
Dale spent 2 times as much as Chan spent.
