Does "more than" mean adding or subtracting?

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Devyn Franco

15 February, 13:38

Does "more than" mean adding or subtracting?

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Ashleigh Villegas · Answer 1

It means greater than. For example: Thomas baked 50 cupcakes in 1 hour and Ezra baked 25 cupcakes in 1 hour. How many more cupcakes did Thomas bake than Ezra. The answer would be 25 cupcakes. In this example you are subtracting but " more than" is greater than so I think it's subtracting.

Karlie Boyer · Answer 2

+ means: More than, Add, In Addition, Increased, In Excess, Greater.

- means: Decreased by, Less than, Subtract, Difference, Diminished,

... Reduced, Remainder.

• or x means: Times as much, Percent of, Multiply, Product, Interest on.

/ or : means: Divide, Quotient, Per.

( ...) means: Quantity.

= means: Is, Was, Equal, Will be, Results.