A factory produced 1000 units a day. After investing in new machines it now produces 2000.
Production reduced by half.
Production dropped to a fraction.
Production doubled.
A city had 3 million residents in 1990. Today it has just over 3 million.
The population halved.
The population has barely changed.
The population tripled.
A small local bakery makes $50000 a year. A big supermarket chain makes $5000000. The supermarket makes roughly a hundred ______ the bakery.
a fraction of
reduce by half
times as much as
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 shop had 900 items in stock. After the sale it has 450 left.
Stock was cut by half.
Stock quadrupled.
Stock is nearly the same as before.
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 house cost $400000 in 2010. Today a similar house costs $600000.
It dropped to a third.
It's 50% less than before.
It's 50% more than before.
Last year the startup had 10 employees. This year it has 30. The team has ______.
dropped to
halved
tripled
A runner's 10km time was 60 minutes last year. This year it's 58 minutes - barely any change.
It halved.
It's a third of last year's time.
It's just under 60 minutes.
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 café's weekly income was $2000. After a slow winter it's down to $500.
Income tripled.
Income is just over what it was.
Income shrank to a quarter of what it was