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When multiplying a whole number by a fraction will the product be less than greater than or equal to the whole number?
greater than
Is the product of a fraction less than one?
product of a fraction less than 1 and a whole number greater than or less than the whole Number
Is the product of a fraction that is less than one and any whole number less than or greater than the whole number?
the answer is smaller than the whole number because you're taking a fraction of the second number. it's like multiplying by a decimal.
Is the product of fraction less than 1 and a whole number greater than or less then the whole number?
It can be greater than or less than it.
What do you notice about the relationship between the factors and the product when multiplying two decimals less than 1?
The factors are greater than the product.
If you multiply 6 by 14 will your answer be greater or less than 6 Explain?
If that is 14, then it will be greater than 6 as you are multiplying by a number greater than 1. If that is 1/4, then it will be less than 6 as you are multiplying by a (positive) fraction less than 1.
Will the product of a fraction less than one and a whole number be less than or greater than the whole number?
less than
Is the product of a fraction that is less than one and a whole number greater than or less than the whole number?
less than
Is the product of a fraction less than one and a whole number greater than or less than the whole number?
less than
Why multiplying a number by a fraction less than 1 will give you a smaller product than your first factor?
Not necessarily. -1/2 is a fraction which is less than 1.-10 * -1/2 = 5, a product which is bigger than -10.
Is the product of a fraction less than 1 and a whole number greater than less than the whole number?
No, the statement is not necessarily true.
When multiplying proper fractions why is the product less than the both factors?
A proper fraction is less than 1. Any positive number multiplied by a positive number less 1 will be less than itself. In multiplying two proper fractions, each one is being multiplied by a number less than 1.
