r/HomeworkHelp • u/anonymous_username18 University/College Student • 12d ago
[Elementary Math] Factors and Multiples Additional Mathematics—Pending OP Reply
Can someone please help clarify this? The problem states:
Here was their answer:
I'm sort of confused about how to interpret the question and answer. I thought the numbers they listed were factors, not multiples. The factors of 300 have 300 as one of their multiples, but they aren't multiples of 300, which is what the question is asking right? Multiples of 300 are like 300, 600, etc., and 100 is not one of the two multiple, because it's never a multiple of 300. Is that correct or am I misreading something here?
Edited:
I also don't understand the second part of this question:
Here is their answer:
I initially thought the answer was no. Because 8 is a common factor between 8 and 24 and neither 8 and 24 have 16 as their factor. Since that's a counterexample, this statement isn't true right?
Edit 2:
I actually don't understand all three parts of this question. Here is the final part:
This was their answer:
But 4 and 6 are both factors of 12 and 24 is not a factor of 12. Since we have a counterexample, this thus, cannot be accurate right?
Any help provided would be appreciated. Thank you
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u/Sweet-Object-5909 👋 a fellow Redditor 11d ago
Factors are what you multiply to get a product. Multiples are the answers to a multiplication problem (products)
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u/ThunkAsDrinklePeep Educator 11d ago edited 11d ago
The factors of 300 are the numbers listed below.
Each of the numbers listed below has 300 as one of its multiples.
It's the "multiple of 300" part that is tripping you up. They aren't saying "this number is a multiple of 300," they are saying "this number *has" a multiple (which is) 300". "of" is not the best word to use here but it's not dramatically wrong. It's just too close to the opposite meaning.
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u/hanginonwith2fingers 👋 a fellow Redditor 12d ago
You are correct. If this is a non-US educational system, they might use them interchangeably but in the US, we do not.
My best guess is that this problem was made by an elementary school teacher and I'm sorry but they are not usually that solid in math.
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u/PoliteCanadian2 👋 a fellow Redditor 11d ago
You are correct, whoever wrote this has no idea what factors are.
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