Further Explanation
Consider the simplest case as discussed above
0.1 ´ 0.1
0.1 is the same as
1
10
(a tenth), so 0.1 ´ 0.1 is the same as
1
10
1
10
times .
But what does this mean?
When we point at boxes containing 6 eggs each and say "3 of those boxes please", we walk
out with 18 eggs, that is 3 times 6.
The meaning of times can be therefore be interchanged with of.