If the numerator is less than the denominator, the fraction is less than one. For example, 5/7 is less than one.
If the numerator is greater than the denominator, the fraction is greater than one. For example, 10/7 is more than one.
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No. For any given fraction, you can find whole numbers that are more than, and whole numbers that are less than, the fraction. For example, if your fraction is 5/2 (equal to 2 1/2), 2 is less, and 3 is more, than this fraction.
It depends: If the whole number is positive then the result is less than the whole number, eg ½ × 2 = 1 < 2 If the whole number is negative then the result is greater than the whole number, eg ½ × -2 = -1 > -2
When you divide a number by a fraction between zero and one, the quotient will be greater than that number.
Generally, the quotient of a whole number divided by a fraction will be greater than that whole number, because division is simply multiplying the dividend by the reciprocal of the divisor. For instance: 2 / (1/2) = 2 * (2/1)
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