# 10 Chapter 8 Algebra Study Guide Translation Issue

[JeffM187]

Hi,

I am having trouble seeing how "The retailer has less than twice as many radios as clocks in inventory" translates to r<2c. Originally I translated it as 2r<c. Any clarification will be helpful. Thank you.

[RonPurewal]

Please read the forum rules before posting.

Per those rules, please post the complete text of the problem as originally provided. If there are answer choices, please post those, too.

Thanks.

[RonPurewal]

More complete answer when you post the question. But, for starters, think about cases in which there are "twice as many ____ as ____". Forget the "more than" for a sec. Think of some numbers that do this.

[JeffM187]

Hi, Thank you for your reply. Sorry, I will make sure to post the full question in the future.

"But, for starters, think about cases in which there are "twice as many ____ as ____". "

So, twice as many radios as clocks would mean there are 2 times the amount of radios as clocks. So if there are 10 radios, there will be 5 clocks. This translates to r=2c. Got you. That makes sense. Thanks for clarifying.

[tim]

Be sure to let us know if you have any further questions as long as they are accompanied by the full question text.

[RonPurewal]

So if there are 10 radios, there will be 5 clocks. This translates to r=2c. Got you. That makes sense. Thanks for clarifying.

Yep. Now it's the same thing, but with "more than" (which has no effect on this aspect of the problem).

As Tim said, if you have other questions, please post the full text of the problem (and please do so on any future threads of yours, too). Thanks.

[JeffM187]

Thank you, Ron. I'll make sure to do that.

[RonPurewal]

Thanks.