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What happens when a fraction is multiplied by its reciprocal?
When any number is multiplied by its reciprocal, the product is ' 1 '.
What will happen to a whole number when multiplied by a fraction greater than 1?
It will increase.
What happens to a whole number when multiplied by a fraction smaller than one?
It decreases.
What number can be multiplied by a fraction and get a result of 1?
The number that can be multiplied by a fraction to get a result of 1 is the reciprocal of the fraction. Apart from zero, all real numbers have reciprocals.
When a whole number is multiplied by a fraction equal to one what will happen to it?
it will equal whatever number you multiplied it by
What happens to a mixed number when it is multiplied by a fraction?
The answer depends on the fraction.
What happens when a fraction is multiplied by its reciprocal?
When any number is multiplied by its reciprocal, the product is ' 1 '.
What will happen to a whole number if it is multiplied by a fraction greater than 1?
It will increase.
What will happen to a whole number when multiplied by a fraction greater than 1?
It will increase.
What happens to a whole number when multiplied by a fraction smaller than one?
It decreases.
Which fraction when multiplied by 5 would result in a number greater than 5?
Any positive improper (or top heavy) fraction.
What happens when you multiply by a fraction greater than one?
Your number increases.
When multiplying a fraction by a whole number what is multiplied by the whole number?
The numerator of the fraction is multiplied by the whole number.
What number can be multiplied by a fraction and get a result of 1?
The number that can be multiplied by a fraction to get a result of 1 is the reciprocal of the fraction. Apart from zero, all real numbers have reciprocals.
When a whole number is multiplied by a fraction equal to one what will happen to it?
it will equal whatever number you multiplied it by
Explain why dividing any fraction by 1 equals the fraction?
Because, 1 multiplied by a number or fraction will equal the same thing, that's what also happens with dividing by 1. I hope I helped!
Why is it when you multiply by a fraction the original number gets smaller?
A fraction is normally used to represent a value is less that 1. So if you have 1 of a number and then find something that is less than 1 of it, it is naturally going to be smaller. However, you can also have a fraction that is greater than 1, in which case the value multiplied will be greater than the original.
