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Why do you end up with a smaller fraction when you multiply a whole number by a fraction?
Wiki User
∙ 8y ago
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.
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∙ 7y ago
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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.
How do you divide a unit fraction by a whole number?
Multiply by the reciprocal.
How do you multiply a mixed number with a whole number?
It helps if you change the mixed number into an improper fraction. After you do that you can multiply the improper fraction and the whole number. **hint if you put the whole number over 1 it will make it easier to multiply For example: Multiply 3 and 1/2 by 8 1) change 3 and 1/2 to an improper fraction. It would be 7/2 2) put 8 over one in a fraction. It would be 8/1 3) multiply 7/2 by 8/1 - first multiply the numerators 7 x 8= 56 - second multiply the denominators 2 x 1= 2 4) reduce your answer (56/2) It would be 28 And that is how you multiply a mixed number with a whole number
How do you write a fraction as the product of a whole number?
You need at least two things to have a product. Two whole numbers won't multiply to create a fraction. A whole number and a fraction will. 3 x 1/2 = 3/2
How do you change a mix number imto a fraction?
To convert a mixed number to an improper fraction, multiply the denominator by the whole number, add that total to the numerator and put the whole thing over the original denominator.
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
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.
When you divide a fraction by a whole number is the answer larger or smaller than the fraction?
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.
What will happen to a whole number when multiplied by a fraction smaller than 1?
You will get a number - whole or fraction - whose magnitude will be smaller than the original.
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.
