Question

Ted says that 3 tenths multiplied by 100 equals 300 thousandths . is he correct

Answer 1

No he is not correct because .3*100 would equal 30. This is because .3 is not a whole number it is less so multiplying it by a whole number would decreases the amount it would be like dividing 100 by 3.<span />

Answer 2

No, he is not correct.

Further explanation

We can say this is a simple multiplication operation, which is one of four basic operations, i.e.,  

• addition,  
• subtraction,  
• multiplication, and  
• division.  

The case we face is only a multiplication, not accompanied by another operation.  

Ted said that 3 tenths multiplied by 100 equals 300 thousandths. Let's check the truth.

$\boxed{ \ 3 \ tenths = \frac{3}{10} \ or \ 0.3 \ }$

However, 3 tenths are a fraction less than 1 so if multiplied by 100 will produce a number that is less than 100.  

We firmly say, 3 tenths multiplied by 100 do not equal 300 thousandths. Ted is not correct.

Let's calculate the correct result.

$\boxed{ \ \frac{3}{10} \times 100 = ?\ }$

100 can be divisible by 10, or cross out zeros at 100 and 10.

$\boxed{ \ = 3 \times 10 \ }$

Hence, the correct result is $\boxed{ \ \frac{3}{10} \times 100 = 30 \ }$

Learn more

1. Explanations and an example of a question about the four types of number form brainly.com/question/4725342  
2. 10 times as many as 1 hundred brainly.com/question/572693
3. What 3 digits are in the units period of 4,083,817? brainly.com/question/558692

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