Question

Jackson claims that multiplication always makes a number bigger. He gave the following examples:
 If I take 6, and I multiply it by 4, I get 24, which is bigger than 6.
 If I take 1/4, and I multiply it by 2 (whole number), I get 2/4, or 1/2, which is bigger than 1/4,
Jackson’s reasoning is incorrect. Give an example that proves he is wrong, and explain his mistake using pictures, words, or numbers.

Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

Jackson is incorrect here because multiplication does not always makes a number bigger.

whole number when multiplied by a fraction will become smaller that its previous value also any number or fraction when multiplied with a negative number or fraction will negative m=number less than

for example 5×2 = 10 and 5×0.2 = 1 clearly 1<5

also 5×(-2) = -10 again -10<5