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How can the product of 5 and 0.3 be determined using this number line?

Number line from 0 to 2.0 with tick marks at every tenth. An arrow goes from 0 to 0.3.

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, which is the product of 5 and 0.3.



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How can the product of 5 and 0.3 be determined using this number line? Number line-example-1

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This means do 0.3 · 5 or 0.3+0.3+0.3+0.3+0.3.

In which you would get

0.3 + 0.3 + 0.3 + 0.3 + 0.3

= = ↓

0.6 + 0.6 + 0.3

= ↓

1.2 + 0.3

Answer: 1.5

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