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Can somebody help me evaluate 2000(0.085)

User PentaKon
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that represents a simple multiplication, but we can make it with fractions so it is more instructive changing the decimal to fraction:
2000(0.085)
= 2000*0.085
= 2000(85/1000)
= 2*85
= 170
and this way we do not need the calculator nor pencil
User Gmuraleekrishna
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