Mari9 Mari9
  • 19-01-2016
  • Mathematics
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When you multiply 2/5 x 1/7, is the answer greater than or equal to 1/7?

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SadafZ
SadafZ SadafZ
  • 19-01-2016


When you multiply 2/5 x 1/7, the answer is 2/35. This fraction is LESS than 1/7.

We can see that with a common denominator, 1/7 becomes, 5/35. So, 2/35 is less than 1/7.

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AL2006
AL2006 AL2006
  • 19-01-2016

The product must be less than 1/7, because in the process of
multiplying, you didn't take the whole 1/7, you only took 2/5 of it.

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