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Can the product of a whole number and a decimal number less than 1 ever be greater than the whole number?
Yes. -5 × 0.5 = -1 -1 is greater than -5.
Is 4.44 greater than 4.444?
No.
Is 2.5 greater than 5?
No, 2.5 is not greater than 5. In the decimal number system, the placement of the decimal point is crucial in determining the value of a number. When comparing numbers, the digit to the left of the decimal point holds more weight than the digits to the right. In this case, 5 is greater than 2.5 because 5 is a whole number and 2.5 is a decimal number less than 5.
Is 2.34 greater than 2.43?
no, it is less. Look at he number after the decimal. The number after the decimal (34) is lower than (43) so it is less.
Why do you get a smaller answer when you divide a whole number by a decimal?
You may or you may not. If you divided by a decimal number that is greater than 1 then you will get a smaller number whereas if you divide by a number less than 1 then you will get a larger number.
