"We have seen more pedestrians walking in this city than we ever see in our hometown."
2. Used to introduce the second or last of two or more things or people that are being compared: "Ten is less than fifteen.""He can run faster than his brother."
3. Used to say that something happens immediately after something else: "No sooner did I ask where my wife was than she came into the room."2. Soon after, following next in a sequence, or used to indicate what happened next: "In the circus parade, first came the clowns then came the horseback riders."
"We walked down the street, then we found our friend waiting on the corner."
3. A function word used to make a final statement that refers back to the things that have just been mentioned or described: "These words, then, are the most applicable for this context.""Both of us, then, must accept some responsibility for these results."
To simplify these words, we should remember that than is used more often to indicate a comparison; while then usually indicates some form of time sequence.
Examples include: "The new shopping center is bigger than the old one."
"The scientist did his research; then he wrote the report for the university."
I would rather be inside and cool than outside and hot. Then I would be so uncomfortable I would just sit in the shade and wait for the sun to go down.
The answer will always end with 3. Delete the 3, and the remaining figure will be the original number that you started with.