SOLUTION: Jacob multiplied 30 by 0.25 and got 7.5. Tanner looked at his answer and said that it was wrong because when you multiply two numbers, the product is always greater than both of th

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Question 600285: Jacob multiplied 30 by 0.25 and got 7.5. Tanner looked at his answer and said that it was wrong because when you multiply two numbers, the product is always greater than both of the numbers. Explain who is correct.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Jacob is correct because 30 times 0.25 is indeed 7.5

Tanner's rule only works if both numbers are larger than 1.