Explain how comparing 645 and 738 is different from comparing 645 and 649

When you compare 649 and 645, you see that the first two digits are the same, and you  compare until the last digit: in a way you need to do 3 comparisons, one for each digit (and after first and second you conclude that you still need to compare).

when you compare 645 and 738 you see immediately that the second number is bigger: the numbers differ already in the number of hundreds than they have, so you don't need to compare their tenths and one's, just the hundreds.

Answer: b 2 = 1.

step-by-step explanation: given equation a = h(b 1+b 2)

also we are given values of a, h and b 1 as :

a = 16, h = 4, and b 1 = 3.

in order to solve it for b 2, we need to plug the given values of   a, h and b 1 .

therefore, plugging values of   a, h and b 1   in given equation, we get

16 = 4( 3 + b 2)

first dividing both sides by 4, we get

4 = 3 + b 2

subtracting 3 from both sides, we get

4 -3 = 3 -3 + b 2

1 = b 2.

therefore, b 2= 1.