Question

When you divide a whole number by a decimal less than one the quotient is greater than the whole number. Why?

Answer 1

The smaller you divide something up into, the more "pieces" will be available. For example, it you divided 3 by 1/2. 1 is larger than 1/2, so only 3 parts can fit into 3. 1/2 is smaller, so 6 parts can fit into 3.

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