If a 
b = a + b + b and a
b = a + a – b, which is greater?
(Source: Adapted from Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, Mar-Apr 1996).
Symbolic Algebra
Determine which algebraic expression is greater.
Determine which algebraic expression is greater.
If a b = a + b + b and ab = a + a – b, which is greater?
(Source: Adapted from Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, Mar-Apr 1996).