Question

Explain how the written method shown can be used to solve the decimal expression: 3.62x 1.4.

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

We are told to explain how the written method shown in the question can be used to solve the decimal expression: 3.62 x 1.4

From the question, we have:

`362*14=5068`

Then, we can infer that 3.62 x 1.4 means that 362 was divided by 100 and 1.4 was divided by 10

`3.62*1.4=(362)/(100)*(14)/(10)`
`3.62*1.4=(362)/(100)*(14)/(10)=(362*14)/(1000)=(5068)/(1000)`

Therefore we will have 5.068

Thus

3.62 x 1.4 = 5.068