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Will the product of a fraction less than one and a whole number be less than or greater than the whole number? Explain

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it would be lesser than because 1 × any number is that number so if you multiply by anything less then 1, you'll get something less then the number you started with.

Ex: 5 × 1/4 = 1 1/4
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