When there is only one number after the decimal point
The result is less than the whole number and greater than or equal to the decimal. Unless the whole number is negative in which case the result is greater than the whole number and less than or equal to the decimal.
it will equal whatever number you multiplied it by
To calculate 2.54 multiplied by 5, you simply multiply the two numbers together. 2.54 multiplied by 5 equals 12.7. This is because when you multiply a decimal number by a whole number, you multiply the decimal number by the whole number and then adjust the decimal point in the result accordingly.
That is known as a factor.
A number with nonzero digits after the decimal points is not a whole number, and it isn't equal to any whole number.
complex fractions can be multiplied when you have two fractions multiplied and equal a whole number.
2 times 0.8 is equal to 1.6. When you multiply a whole number by a decimal, you simply multiply the whole number by the digits after the decimal point. In this case, 2 multiplied by 0.8 equals 1.6.
as a whole number it would actually be a decimal
To calculate 2.6 miles multiplied by 2, you would simply multiply the two numbers together. 2.6 miles multiplied by 2 is equal to 5.2 miles. This is because when you multiply a decimal number by a whole number, you multiply the decimal number by the whole number and keep the same number of decimal places in the product.
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Five eighths is equal to the decimal number 0.625. In whole numbers, this would be rounded down to 0, as the decimal portion is less than 0.5.
In that case, the product will be the same as the original number.