Step 1: Write down the two numbers vertically, one above the other
Step 2: Multiply the digit in the ones place of the bottom number (9) by the top number (1.49), starting from the right
Step 3: Multiply the digit in the tens place of the bottom number (4) by the top number (1.49), but shift one position to the left
Step 4: Multiply the digit in the hundreds place of the bottom number (1) by the top number (1.49), but shift two positions to the left
Step 5: Add up all the results.
So, 1.49 multiplied by 1.49 equals 2.2201.
HERES EXAMPLE SHOWN