Can the product of two decimals be a natural number? Class 7

Can the product of two decimals be a natural number? Class 7

Question 1.

Can the product of two decimals be a natural number? Class 7

Solution:

Yes. For example,

1.5 × 0.4 = 6 (a natural number)

8.2 × 0.5 = 41 (a natural number)

Question 2.

Can the product of a decimal and a natural number be a natural number? Class 7

Solution:

Yes. For example,

2.6 × 5 = 13 (a natural number)

Question 3.

Suppose we know that 596 × 248 = 147808, can you immediately write down the product of 5.96 × 24.8? Class 7

Solution:

Yes, the product is 147.808.