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A decimal number is not always smaller than a whole number. This is a decimal number 2.45
The number on the left of the decimal point shows the whole numbers.
The numbers on the right of the point shows the parts/fractions.
This number is not a whole number .098
This number is a whole number 2.00
This number has whole numbers and parts/fractions of the whole 2.098
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When a whole number is multiplied by a decimal smaller than one what can you conclude about the result?
The result is less than the whole number and greater than or equal to the decimal. Unless the whole number is negative in which case the result is greater than the whole number and less than or equal to the decimal.
When you multiply a decimal by a whole number why is it smaller?
It need not be. 1.5 * 6 = 9, which is bigger than 6, not smaller.
What decimal is smaller than 20 percent?
Any decimal smaller than 0.2 . There are an infinite number of them.
When you multiply a whole number by a decimal less than one your answer will be?
... less than the whole number.
What will happen to a whole number when multiplied by a fraction smaller than 1?
You will get a number - whole or fraction - whose magnitude will be smaller than the original.
