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Why is the answer bigger when a number is divided by a fraction?
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∙ 11y ago
because a fraction usually is less than a value of 1. unless of course, its an improper fraction.
Example: 7/10 is equal to .70 which is less than 1
1/1 is equal to 1.0
therfore, the fraction is smaller than the value of 1
o for heavens sake -
you have one whole thing and you are cutting it up into smaller pieces therefore you have more pieces....and the answer looks bigger - ie you have one whole dollar and you divide it by 1/10 (dimes) now you have 10 dimes
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What is the product of a whole number and a unit fraction?
It is the first whole number divided by the denominator of the unit fraction. This could be a whole number or a fraction.
A fraction divided by a whole number?
a smaller fraction! eg 3/4 divided by 5 = 3/20
What is the inproper fraction?
an improper fraction is a fraction is were the numerator (top number) is bigger than the denominator (bottom number) e.g. 8/2
What happens when a fraction is divided by itself?
ANY number divided by itself is ' 1 '.
What is 500 divided by 5280?
0.0947
Which fraction is bigger than 2 divided by three?
Answer: Anything bigger than 0.66recurring Answer: Add any positive number to 2/3, and you get a number that is bigger than 2/3.
Is an fraction bigger than mixed number?
You can make a fraction that is bigger, or smaller, than a mixed number.
When you are dividing two fractions how come your answer is bigger than 1?
The answer is always bigger than one only if the fraction you are dividing by is smaller than the fraction you are dividing into. Any number divided by a smaller number is bigger than 1. To divide fractions you invert he demominator and multiply: 1/2 divided by 1/4 = 1/2 times 4 = 2
When you divide a number by another number is the answer always smaller than the number you divided into?
Not necessarily. When you divide by a fraction, the answer can be bigger than both of them. 6 ÷ 1/5 = 30
What is a fraction called when a bigger number is over a smaller number?
The fraction is known as a mixed fraction.
What is a number to be divided numerator in fraction?
In a fraction the denominator is divided into the numerator which is above the denominator
What is it called when the top number is bigger in a fraction?
an improper fraction
What is the name for a number expressed as on number divided by a large number?
a proper fraction
What fraction divided by what mixed number equals to a whole number?
It would be an improper fraction.
What does what fraction mean in math?
An Improper Fraction is when the top number is bigger than the bottom number
What fraction is bigger 7 Th's or 4 Th's?
4th's are bigger as something divided into only 4 pieces means the pieces are bigger, compared to something divided into 7 smaller pieces.
What is bigger an improper fraction or a mixed number?
If you are using the same number, then the improper fraction and mixed number are equal.
