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Explain how can you tell whether a number written in scientific notation is less than 1?
if the power of ten is a negative number it's smaller than one.
Is the product of a fraction less than 1 and a whole number greater than or less than the whole number explain?
It can be either.1/2 * 4 = 2, so the answer is less. -1/2 * 4 = -2, so the answer is less. 1/2 * -4 = -2, so the answer is greater. -1/2 * -4 = 2, so the answer is greater.
Is a negative greater or less than a positive number?
A negative number is less than a positive number. Think about it this way: a negative number is less than 0. A positive number is greater than 0. Therefore, a negative number must be less than a positive number.
A number decreased by 4 is less than 14?
The number is less than 18.
What is a greater number less than 50?
There is no such number. For if you considered 49.99 to be such a number, then 49.995 is a greater number and it is less than 50. And then 49.9955 is even greater and still less than 50. This process can go on without end.
Is the LCM of a pair of number ever less than both nubers Explain with an example?
No. A multiple cannot be less than the number it is compared to. An LCM can never be less than the greatest number in the set.
Can the greatest common factor of 18 and 36 be greaater than 18 explain?
No. In order for something to be a factor of a number, it has to be less than or equal to the number.
Explain how can you tell whether a number written in scientific notation is less than 1?
if the power of ten is a negative number it's smaller than one.
explain how to use a number line to find sum of two rational numbers?
number line. Writing numbers on a number line makes it easy to see which numbers are greater or less. Negative numbers (−) Positive numbers (+) (The line goes right and left forever.) The number on the left is less than the number on the right. Examples: 5 less than 8; 5 less than 8; 5 is less than 8; 5 is less than 8; 5
What negative numbers are less than positive numbers. Does this mean that the absolute value of a negative number must be less than the absolute value of a positive number Explain?
No it is not true. The absolute value of a number is simply the value of the number with a positive sign.
In a math game Hakeem has to choose a number that is greater than 7.923 and less than 7.929 What must the digit in the hundredths place be in the number he chooses Explain?
2 because anything greater or less than that would be outside the specified range.
Is the LCM of a pair of numbers ever less than both numbers explain with an example?
The LCM is never less than the greatest number in the set. The LCM of 4 and 9 is 36.
What is the sum of the smallest prime number and what is the greatest composite number less that ten explain your answer?
2 is the smallest prime number. 9 is the greatest composite number less than 10. The sum of 2 and 9 is 11.
Is the product of a fraction less than 1 and a whole number greater than or less than the whole number explain?
It can be either.1/2 * 4 = 2, so the answer is less. -1/2 * 4 = -2, so the answer is less. 1/2 * -4 = -2, so the answer is greater. -1/2 * -4 = 2, so the answer is greater.
Is the prodct of 6x2x4 less than 50 explain?
6x2x4 = 12x4 = 48 and is less than 50
If you multiply 6 by 14 will your answer be greater or less than 6 Explain?
If that is 14, then it will be greater than 6 as you are multiplying by a number greater than 1. If that is 1/4, then it will be less than 6 as you are multiplying by a (positive) fraction less than 1.
How can you tell whether the percent of a number will be greater than less than or equal to the number?
100% equals the number. Less than 100% is less than the number. Greater than 100% is greater than the number.
