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If Brian biked at an average speed of 12.2 miles per hour for 1.45 hours, you can find the total distance by multiplying

Explain how to find the product of 12.2(1.45).

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Answer: First, multiply 12.2 times 1.45. Next, you start by multiplying the ones, then the tens, and then the hundreds. Next, you add the partial products. then you count the number of digits to the right of the original problem. Then you move the decimal the same number of digits to the left in the product.

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Answer:

First, multiply the numbers. Then count the number of decimal places in each factor. Place the decimal in the product so the product has the same number of decimal places as both factors combined.

Step-by-step explanation:

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