True or false: the unitary method
Exercise and reference answers
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- Statement is true
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- The unitary method finds the value of one unit first.
- Statement is true
- Yes
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- It then multiplies by the number of units wanted.
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- No
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- It works only for whole numbers.
- Statement is true
- Yes
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- It is used to convert a ratio to a percentage.
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- No
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- It requires the two quantities to be equal.
Explanation
Reduce to one unit, then scale. Source: syllabus Maths, Ch 7 Comparing Quantities.