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What happens when you multiply a positive number by a positive number less than one?
It makes the number smaller. For Example: 20 x .5 = 10
What happens to a number when you multiply it by a fraction?
Fraction refers to the amount to the right of the decimal point (amounts of less than 1), so if you multiply any (positive) number by a fraction its value will be reduced.
What happens to the whole number when you multiply it by a fraction less than one?
Nothing happens to the whole number. But the product is less than the whole number. The product might be another whole number, and it might have a fractional part.
What happens when you multiply a number like 10 with a number bigger than 1?
Multiply by a number greater than 1 will increase the value. Multiplying by less than one will decrease the number.
When adding a positive number and a negative numbers the sum going to be greater than or less than the positive number?
The sum is less than the positive number. Example: 16 + -3= 13. As you can see 13 is less than 16 so the sum is less than the positive number.
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