Math people,explain why multiplying 37.4x0.01 gives a product that is less than 37.4
2007-09-12 10:32:14 · 10 answers · asked by ladybug101 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
0.01= 1 /100
37.4 x (1/100) = 37.4 / 100 = 0.374
2007-09-14 23:14:31 · answer #1 · answered by Como 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the 0.01 is a fractional number between 1 and zero. In reality you are actually dividing and that is why you are getting a smaller number than the original number.
For example
10 * 0.5 = 5 this is the same as 10 * 1/2 (division) = 5
Even though you multiplied it is really the same as diving by two or if you right the number 0.5 in a fraction form 1/2 you will see that you are multiplying by 1 and dividing by two!
0.01 = 1/100
2007-09-12 17:40:34 · answer #2 · answered by petep73 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because if you multiply 37.4 by 1, you will end up with the same answer. That being said, if you multiply a number with something less than 1 (.01) then you'll get a much lower answer.
.01 = 1 HundredTH
2007-09-12 17:37:50 · answer #3 · answered by Me.. 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you multiply it out the long way you can see why:
...37.4
...x.01
....374
+0000
....374 move the decimal from the end of the number 3 places to the left because there are 3 decimal places in the problem
so you get .374.
2007-09-12 17:45:44 · answer #4 · answered by over-achiever 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
37.4 * 0.01
37.4(1/100) = 37.4/100
so by multiplying with 0.01 means actually you are dividing by 100.
2007-09-12 17:41:26 · answer #5 · answered by mohanrao d 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
.01 is a fraction, a fraction is less than a whole number. So, multiplying by less then a whole number will give you a smaller number.
Ex:
24*0.5=12
.5 in fraction from is 1/2 so it's like 24/2.
2007-09-12 17:40:42 · answer #6 · answered by Jessica 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because decimals are just like fractions when you want to multiply a decimal wich is a fraction 37.4 times then it gives you a lower number because you multiplied the fraction or decimal that many times!!!! you get it!!!????? NO!!! well if this doesn't help yah then i am srry!!!!!!! no I am not yelling
hope you get it gurl i am rooting for yah!!!!!!!! yea
2007-09-12 19:23:14 · answer #7 · answered by ali 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because youre sort of dividing. 0.o1 is less than 1 and since a number x 1 = itself, less than 1 equals less than itself
2007-09-12 17:38:12 · answer #8 · answered by Steph 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
0.01 is less than 1
anything multiplied by less than 1 will be less than its original number
2007-09-12 17:37:39 · answer #9 · answered by sm bn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the first person is 1000x0.1 percent right.
By the way, that equals 100.
2007-09-12 17:40:39 · answer #10 · answered by gordonfreak 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋