Children learn the rule “Multiplication makes bigger, division makes smaller” when working with whole numbers (with the exception of products and quotients with 0 and 1). All of the following mathematical statements concerning fractions violate this rule except for:
a.
? × ¾
b.
? × 24
c.
? ÷ ¾
d.
1? × 24
ANSWER:
d
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