can 25% of something be greater than 50% of something else? Please explain.

Of course.

Would you rather have 25% of $1,000.00 or 50% of $10.00?

thank you so much

You're welcome.

To determine if 25% of something can be greater than 50% of something else, we need to compare the actual values involved.

Let's assume we have two numbers, A and B.

To find 25% of A, we multiply A by 0.25 (25 divided by 100):
25% of A = A * 0.25 = 0.25A

Similarly, to find 50% of B, we multiply B by 0.50 (50 divided by 100):
50% of B = B * 0.50 = 0.50B

If we compare 0.25A (25% of A) with 0.50B (50% of B), it is not possible to determine if one is larger than the other without knowing the actual values of A and B.

For example, if A = 4 and B = 2, then 25% of 4 is greater than 50% of 2:
0.25 * 4 = 1 which is greater than 0.50 * 2 = 1.

On the other hand, if A = 8 and B = 16, then 25% of 8 is less than 50% of 16:
0.25 * 8 = 2 which is less than 0.50 * 16 = 8.

Therefore, whether 25% of something can be greater than 50% of something else depends on the actual values of A and B.