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Why When dividing a number less than 1 the answer is bigger than the original?
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∙ 14y ago
Because you are multiplying by the inverse, which is bigger than the original fraction.
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When dividing a number which is greater than you by a number less than 1 will the quotient be greater than or less than the dividend?
Dividing a number by a decimal always gives a number greater than the dividend. Some decimal numbers are bigger than 1, eg 506.23 , so the answer is less. The statement "a number greater than you" has no meaning so the question cannot be properly understood.
What number can be a remainder when dividing by 6?
Anything 5 or less.
What do you get when multiplying a number by a number less than 1?
the result is a number less than the original number
How do you get 20 percent less of a number?
If you multiply a number by 0.8, the result is 20% less than the original number.
What remainders are possible when you divide a number by 6 by 4 by 9?
Any non-negative integer less than the number that you are dividing by.
How is 7 divided by 9 less than one?
0.7778
Could dividing by 2 always produce a number less than the original number?
Dividing by two will always half the original number.
When dividing a number which is greater than you by a number less than 1 will the quotient be greater than or less than the dividend?
Dividing a number by a decimal always gives a number greater than the dividend. Some decimal numbers are bigger than 1, eg 506.23 , so the answer is less. The statement "a number greater than you" has no meaning so the question cannot be properly understood.
What number can be a remainder when dividing by 6?
Anything 5 or less.
Why does mulitplying 37.4 times 0.01 give a product that is less than 37.4?
That's because 0.01 is less than one.If you multiply a number by 1, you get the same number back. If you multiply a positive number by a number that is less than one, you get back a number that is less than your original number. Similarly, if you multiply a positive number with something that is more than one, you get a result that is more than your original number.
What could be a remainder when dividing by 12?
Any number less than twelve.
What do you get when multiplying a number by a number less than 1?
the result is a number less than the original number
Is -0.03 bigger than -0.3?
Yes, 0.3 is bigger, because it has less zeros, and the means the number must be less
What does it mean if the denominator is less than one?
It simply means you are dividing by a number less than one. No big deal!
How do you get 20 percent less of a number?
If you multiply a number by 0.8, the result is 20% less than the original number.
When is the reciprocal of a number greater than the number and when is it less than the number?
When a number is a fraction, the reciprocal will always be greater than the original number. When the original number is a whole number, the reciprocal will be a fraction, which is less than a whole number.
Why does dividing 5 by a decimal less than 1 give a quotient greater than 5?
5 x 0.2 = 25 Or to put it a different way 25 / 0.2 = 5 Dividing something by a number greater than 1 gives you a smaller number Dividing something by 1 gives the same number Dividing something a number smaller than 1 gives you a larger number
