Question

Multiplying a number with a factor less than 1, the number becomes _____ the original number.

• A. less than
• B. more than
• C. equal to
• D. can't be compared to

Answer 1

The correct option is A less than

If we multiply a positive number with a factor less than 1, the result always become less than the original positive number.

For e.g.,
$5\times \frac{1}{4}\text{is always less than 5,}$
$or,5\times \frac{1}{4}<5.$