Question

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Find the product and explain the process and reasoning. Explain how you determined the location of the
decimal point.
$0.79 x 3.7 =
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Answer 1

Answer: The multiplication of $.79 and 3.7 should be 2.923.

Given that,

The number is 0.79 and 3.7

We have to multiply both the numbers.

Based on the above information

$0.79

× 3.7

--------

5.53

+2.370

---------

2.923

Here the decimal should be moved three times to the left hand side as it tells the number of spaces that should be written in the real equation till the coming decimal.

In this way, the multiplication could be done of these two numbers.