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Will 1/4 x 7/8 be larger or smaller than 1/4? Explain your answer.

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It will be smaller than 1/4.

The reason being that 7/8 is a fraction which is less than 1, and that it can only be greater than 1/4 when the multiplying number, is a number which is greater than 1.

Note: When  a positive number is multiplied by a number which is less than 1, it makes the positive number to be smaller and

When a positive number is multiplied by a number which is greater than 1, it makes the positive number to be bigger.
[tex] \frac{1}{4} [/tex] × [tex] \frac{7}{8} [/tex] = [tex] \frac{7}{32} [/tex]

[tex] \frac{7}{32} = 0.21875[/tex]

[tex] \frac{1}{4} = 0.25[/tex]

[tex] \frac{1}{4} [/tex] is greater than [tex] \frac{1}{4} [/tex] × [tex] \frac{7}{8} [/tex]
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