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What happens to the whole number when you multiply it by a fraction less than one?
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∙ 11y ago
Nothing happens to the whole number. But the product is less than the whole number. The product might be another whole number, and it might have a fractional part.
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How do you devide whole numbers by a fraction?
Invert the fraction, and multiply it by the whole number.
When you multiply a whole number by a fraction is your result considered to be a multiple of the whole number?
No.
How do you multiply fraction by another fraction or a whole number?
turn both fractions into decimals and then multiply!
How do you multiply a whole number and a fraction in the simplest form?
Keep the same denominator, and multiply the numerator by the whole number.
How do you divide a mixed fraction by a whole number?
Multiply the denominator by the whole number, or divide the numerator by the whole number
What happens when you multiply a positive whole number by a fraction smaller than 1?
In that case, the result will be smaller than your positive whole number.
How do you devide whole numbers by a fraction?
Invert the fraction, and multiply it by the whole number.
Why do you end up with a smaller fraction when you multiply a whole number by a fraction?
You do not!3 is a whole number, 7/3 is a fraction.If you multiply the whole number by the fraction you get 3*(7/3) = 7, which is larger not smaller.
How do you multiply fractions with whole numbers and mixed numbers?
The question is ambiguous. Do you want to know how to multiply a fraction by a whole number, as well as by a mixed number? Or are you asking how to multiply a whole number by a mixed number and express the product as a fraction? Or what?
What fraction and whole number with a product that is a whole number?
Any fraction can be multiplied by a whole number so that the product is a whole number. Simply multiply the fraction (in rational form) by its denominator.
When you multiply a whole number by a fraction is your result considered to be a multiple of the whole number?
No.
How do you multiply fraction by another fraction or a whole number?
turn both fractions into decimals and then multiply!
How do you multiply a whole number and a fraction in the simplest form?
Keep the same denominator, and multiply the numerator by the whole number.
How do you multiply a fraction and a whole number?
Multiply. Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number. 1 7 × 5 = Multiply. Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number. 1 7 × 5 = Multiply. Write your answer as a fraction or
How do you multiply a fraction and a whole number with a fraction?
Convert the mixed number to an improper fraction and proceed with the multiplication.
Why is the answer larger when you multiply a whole number by a whole number and smaller when you multiply a whole number by a proper fraction?
It is larger because the two whole numbers form a greater, larger number when multiplpied together. It is smaller when u multiply a whole number by a fraction because a fraction is a decimal and u get a smaller number when multiplying a number like 1/7 of 5
How do i multiply a fraction by a whole number?
Multiply the numerator and the whole number. Put the total over the denominator. Simplify if possible.
