0
Why can you multiply two decimal numbers together and get an answer less than either one of the numbers you multiplied?
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
For the same reason that you can multiply two proper fractions and get a smaller number than either of them. You are multiplying either decimal by a number that is smaller than 1. As a result you get an answer that is smaller than 1 times the first number.
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What to numbers are multiplied together to get -16?
You can multiply 4 and -4 together to get -16.
What two numbers multiplied together to equal 425?
85 multiply by 5
What does factoer mean in math?
Factor Noun- the numbers that are multiplied together to get a product. Verb- to find the numbers that multiply together to get the product.
How do you divide with a decimal?
multiply the decimal numerals by the amounts of digit numbers to the right, multiplied by 100 to change the decimal numbers to natural numbers. ie 1.232/1.232=1.232*1000/1.2328*1000=1232/1232=1
How do you multiply 2 numbers with the decimal in different places?
multiply the numbers like they are integer, then place the decimal dot at a number of digits equal with the sum of decimals of each number you multiplied 10.1 * 10.23 = 103.323 101 * 1023 = 103323
How do you multiply the prime numbers themselves to determine the product?
Prime numbers are multiplied together in the same way as any integers may be multiplied together.
What to numbers are multiplied together to get -16?
You can multiply 4 and -4 together to get -16.
What is the last step for multiplying decimal numbers?
To multiply decimal numbers, the decimal point is ignored and the multiplication is done as though they were (large) integers. The last step is to put the decimal point into the answer by ensuring the same number of digits follow it as were following the decimal points in the numbers multiplied together; trailing zeros can be removed at this point.
What two numbers multiply together to equal -32 and add together to equal 2?
-30
What two numbers multiplied together to equal 425?
85 multiply by 5
Why do numbers get smaller when multiplied by a decimal?
It's because decimals are really fractions and all numbers get smaller when you multiply them by fractions.
What does factoer mean in math?
Factor Noun- the numbers that are multiplied together to get a product. Verb- to find the numbers that multiply together to get the product.
What two numbers multiplied gives you 29?
There is an infinite combination of numbers you can use to multiply that will result in 29. However, no whole numbers can be multiplied to result in 29. Instead, multiply a fraction or decimal. For example: 2 and 14.5 or 14 1/2.
You can multiply two decimal numbers together and get an answer less than either one of the numbers you multiplied?
Yes, but you need two positive numbers less than one. 0.5 * 0.5 = 0.25 for instance. (half of a half is a quarter)
Where is the number of decimal places that should be in the product when you multiply two decimal numbers together?
4
Do you say multiply by or multiply with?
Multiply by is the usual form. Multiply 3 by 4 to get 12. If there are several numbers being multiplied then multiply .... together may be used... multiply 3, 4 and 5 together to get 60.
How do you divide with a decimal?
multiply the decimal numerals by the amounts of digit numbers to the right, multiplied by 100 to change the decimal numbers to natural numbers. ie 1.232/1.232=1.232*1000/1.2328*1000=1232/1232=1
