Answer:
The decimal place will be placed to the left by the total number of digits after the two numbers.
Explanation:
The multiplication we are asked to perform is
![1.35*4.2](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/2shbhvu57585m05y2wds7rgpzd3z42hjjg.png)
which has a total of 3 digits after the decimal point.
Now we know that
![135*42=5670](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/3os58je00htq9vqy35hn458s56sqf1kvt4.png)
therefore, to find 1.35 x 4.2 we just shift the decimal place in the above to the left by 3 units
therefore
![1.35*4.2=5.67](https://img.qammunity.org/2023/formulas/mathematics/college/ytlfpj3yrc1sbwzvyyom6vn7qqulu86ujg.png)
which is our answer!