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Can multiplication ever make a number smaller?
Certainly, if you multiply fractions for instance.
How can you use models to multiply fractions?
No, you cannot use models to multiply fractions!!
Why do you invert fractions?
When you divide by fractions, you invert and multiply.
When you multiply fractions do you multiply the denominator?
yes. you multiply the numerator and denominator
Why can you multiply two decimal numbers together and get an answer less than either one of the numbers you multiplied?
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.
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.
Can multiplication ever make a number smaller?
Certainly, if you multiply fractions for instance.
When you multiply two fractions why is the product smaller than the fractions?
if 1/2 x 1/3 then times it and get 1/6
Why do you get a smaller product when you multiply two fractions?
Because when you take a piece off of a piece, you wind up with an even smaller piece.
What does it mean to multiply and divide fractions?
multiply and divide fractions!-.-
When you multiply two fractions does the number get greater or less than the two fractions multiplied?
if you mean multiplying something by a fraction where the numerator is smaller than the denominator then yes.
How can you use models to multiply fractions?
No, you cannot use models to multiply fractions!!
How do you find volume with fractions?
You multiply the fractions
What is the difference between cross and across?
When you add or subtract fractions you cross multiply and when you multiply or divide fractions you across multiply.
Do you multiply the denominator when you multiply fractions?
Yes you do.
Why do you clear fractions in a linear equation?
Multiply every term in the equation by a common denominator of all the fractions. The least common denominator (if different) will result in smaller numbers that you then have to work with but it is not essential that you use it.
Why do you invert fractions?
When you divide by fractions, you invert and multiply.
