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Let's start off with a normal division 5 divided by 2=?
If we consider this as the word problem "If I have 5 pints of water, then how many 2 pint bottles can I fill?" the answer is (hopefully) fairly straight forward - you can fill 2 and 1/2 of those bottles.
Now, if we consider a fraction in the same way 5 divided by 1/2 =?
The question becomes "If I have five pints of water how many half-pint bottles can I fill?" the answer being ten.
I hope this helps.
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When do you flip less than greater than sign?
When you multiply or divide the whole equation by a negative 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.
Is negative 2 bigger than 0.5?
nio, it is not; a negative number is always less than a positive number.
What is less than 800 and bigger than 780?
Any number from 781 to 799
Why isn't 4.23 is less than 4.13?
423 is bigger than 413 because it is the tenth successor to 413. Dividing both by a positive number - in this case, 100 - does not change their order. So 423/100 is bigger than 413/100.In other words, 4.23 > 4.13
Why When dividing a number less than 1 the answer is bigger than the original?
Because you are multiplying by the inverse, which is bigger than the original fraction.
Why does dividing by a number less than zero make the original number bigger?
Dividing by a negative number reverses the sign of the quotient. For instance, if you divide a positive number by a negative number, the result is negative, which is smaller than the original positive number. Conversely, dividing a negative number by a negative number yields a positive result, which is larger than the original negative number. Hence, the operation effectively increases the value of the original number when the divisor is negative.
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.
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 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
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 could be a remainder when dividing by 12?
Any number less than twelve.
When do you flip less than greater than sign?
When you multiply or divide the whole equation by a negative 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.
