Without actually calculating, how much greater is the product 98*50 than the product of 97*50? Explain

The difference is 50 because you are multiplying 50, 98 times

So when you multiply 50, 97 times you are one 50 less than 98

Proof: 98x50=4900

97x50=4850

4900-4850=50

We have the numbers 98*50 and 97*50, here we can see that in both numbers we have a common factor, 50

So we can write the difference as:

98*50 - 97*50 = (98 - 97) * 50 = 1*50 = 50

So the difference is equal to 50, wich means that the first one is 50 units bigger than the second.

The ratio can be calculated as:

98*50 / (97*50) = (98/97) * (50/50) = 98/97

Wich means that the first one is 98/97 times bigger than the second.