Organizing the Products: How to Sorting Results from Multiplying Fractions and Whole Numbers
TL;DR: When you multiply a fraction by a whole number, you can predict whether the result will be smaller or larger than the original. Multiplying by a proper fraction (less than 1) shrinks the whole number; multiplying by a mixed number larger than 1 grows it. Key takeaways: Multiplying a whole number by a proper […]