Question

Your teacher writes the fact below on the board.Using only mental math, will the answer be less than or greater than 5? How do you know?.

(5 × 7/8​

Answer 1

Less than 5

Explanation:

The eason behind the answer being less than 5 is because if you multiply something by a fraction that is less than a whole number, then you will get less than the original number you multiplied the fraction with.

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