Question

SOMEBODY HELP ME PLEASE-

If you multiply
5.24 and 6.5
and the answer is
34060
WHERE DOES THE DECIMAL POINT GO?

Answer 1

34.06

Explanation:

Answer 2

Explanation:

This is a very good question to know the answer to. It teaches you the art of estimating. You do that without a calculator.

In this case, just multiply 5 * 6. The answer must be somewhere near 30.

So the decimal goes after the 4.

But your teacher is likely going to want a more formal method. So the formal answer is this: Count the number of decimal places. 5.24 provides 2 decimal places -- the 2 and the 4 are to the right of the decimal.

6.5 adds another one 0.5

Altogether you have 3 decimal places.

Add a decimal after the second 0.

Count 3 places to the left.

You wind up with 34.060 just as you did before.