Question

1. Complete parts (a) and (b) for each of the following statements.

Answer 1

Statement 1: 12*5/6 = 10. 10 > 5/6 but < 12. Statement 2: 1/5*5/6 = 1/6. 1/6 < 1/5 and 1/6 < 5/6. Statement 3: 12*3/3 = 12. 12 = 12. We know that the expression satisfies the statement 1 because we are multiplying the first factor by a fraction less than one, so the product cannot be more than the first factor. Statement 2: we are multiplying to two fractions together which results in an even smaller fraction. Statement 3: you’re multiplying the factor by 1, which results in the product equaling one of the factors.