Question

30. Multiply a decimal less than 1 and a whole number._____________________

Is the product greater than or less than the whole number?Explain.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

31. Multiply a decimal greater than 1 and a whole number.___________________________

Is the product greater than or less than the whole number?Explain._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Answer 1

30.
the multiplication of a decimal less than 1 and a whole number is always smaller than the whole number, because we are taking a fraction of the whole number.

31.
the product of a decimal greater than 1 and a whole number is always greater than the whole number because we are scaling the whole number.