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0.4 x 3.7 = step by step pls

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Final answer:

To multiply 0.4 by 3.7, multiply the numbers as whole numbers to get 148, count the total decimal places from both numbers (two in this case), and then place the decimal point to give two decimal places in the result, yielding 1.48.

Step-by-step explanation:

To multiply 0.4 by 3.7, follow these steps:

  1. Ignores the decimal points and multiply the numbers as if they were whole numbers. So, 4 × 37 equals 148.
  2. Count the total number of decimal places in the original numbers. In this example, 0.4 has one decimal place, and 3.7 also has one decimal place, for a total of two decimal places.
  3. Place the decimal point in the answer (148) so that there are two decimal places in the result. Thus, the final answer is 1.48.

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