True or False
Multiplying a number always makes it larger.
False – multiplying by numbers between 0 and 1 makes it smaller.
Adding two negative numbers gives a negative number.
Always
Which is larger: -4 or -7?
-4
0.25 as a fraction.
1/4
What number multiplied by 0 always equals 0?
Any number
A negative number multiplied by a negative number is positive.
True
Multiplying two numbers gives a negative answer.
Sometimes – if one is negative and the other positive.
Which is larger: 0.6 or 2/3?
2/3
Which fraction equals 0.5?
1/2
Which is bigger: 1/2 or 0.49?
1/2
-3 is greater than -8.
True – it is closer to zero.
A decimal is larger than a fraction.
Sometimes
Which is larger: -3/4 or -1/2?
-1/2
Which is bigger: 0.75 or 3/5?
0.75
What number is halfway between -4 and 4?
0
0.5 is the same as 1/2.
True
Subtracting a number makes the answer smaller.
Sometimes – subtracting a negative makes it larger.
Which is larger: 0.8 or 3/4?
0.8
0.2 × 10 = ?
2
True or False:
0.3 × 0.3 = 0.9
False – it equals 0.09.
Dividing a number by 1/2 makes it smaller.
False – dividing by 1/2 doubles the number.
A number multiplied by 0 equals 0.
Always
Which is larger: -0.5 or -2/3?
-0.5
Which is closest to 1:
0.95, 9/10, 0.8
0.95
If you multiply a number by -1, what happens?
It becomes its opposite.