if you multiply any number by 1, can the product ever be greater than that number?
No. The product would just be that original number. Nothing changes the number when you multiply any number by 1.
For example:
1 x 3 = 3
1 x 10 = 10
1 x 589 = 589
I hope this helps! :)
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Hidns
No, when you multiply any number by 1, the product will always be equal to that number. This is because multiplying by 1 does not change the value of the number being multiplied.
To understand why the product can never be greater than the number itself, you can think of multiplication as repeated addition. For example, 5 multiplied by 1 is the same as adding 5 to itself once: 5 + 5 = 10. The product is still 5 because adding 5 to itself once does not change its value.
In mathematical terms, for any number (let's call it 'a'), multiplying it by 1 is represented as: a * 1 = a. No matter what value we substitute for 'a', the result will always be equal to 'a'.