A café's weekly income was $2000. After a slow winter it's down to $500.
Income shrank to a quarter of what it was
Income tripled.
Income is just over what it was.
A small local bakery makes $50000 a year. A big supermarket chain makes $5000000. The supermarket makes roughly a hundred ______ the bakery.
reduce by half
a fraction of
times as much as
Last year the startup had 10 employees. This year it has 30. The team has ______.
dropped to
tripled
halved
The company's revenue was $1 million in January. By December it was $4 million.
It quadrupled.
It reduced by half.
It was a fraction of January's.
A runner's 10km time was 60 minutes last year. This year it's 58 minutes - barely any change.
It's just under 60 minutes.
It halved.
It's a third of last year's time.
Out of 200 students in the survey 180 said they'd rather invest than save.
Students reduced their preference by half.
A fraction of students prefer investing.
The vast majority of students prefer investing.
A house cost $400000 in 2010. Today a similar house costs $600000.
It's 50% more than before.
It dropped to a third.
It's 50% less than before.
Tom used to spend 4 hours a day on his phone. After the new habit it's down to 1 hour.
His screen time tripled.
His screen time is a quarter of what it was.
His screen time is nearly the same.
A shop had 900 items in stock. After the sale it has 450 left.
Stock quadrupled.
Stock was cut by half.
Stock is nearly the same as before.
A city had 3 million residents in 1990. Today it has just over 3 million.
The population has barely changed.
The population tripled.
The population halved.
A factory produced 1000 units a day. After investing in new machines it now produces 2000.
Production dropped to a fraction.
Production reduced by half.
Production doubled.
