Question

If 6/10 is multiplied by a fraction less than 1,which of these would be an answer 6/10,1/2,3/2,or 5

Answer 1

If
`(6)/(10)` is multiplied with a fraction less than 1, out of the given options
`(1)/(2)` would be the answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

• First, we need to determine what a fraction lesser than 1 is. If the numerator is lesser than the denominator, the fraction will be lesser than 1 whereas if the denominator is higher than the numerator is would equal more than 1.
• If
  `(6)/(10)` is multiplied with 1, we get the value
  `(6)/(10)`. Since the fraction must be lesser than 1,
  `(6)/(10)` cannot be an answer. So option 1 cannot be the answer.
• The value of
  `(6)/(10)` is 0.6. If it is multiplied with any value lesser than 1, the resulting value cannot be higher than the value of 0.6. The value of the fraction
  `(3)/(2)` is 1.5 and the value of 5 are both greater than 0.6. So the third and fourth options cannot be the answer. So
  `(1)/(2)` is the answer.