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Q. Multiply.
- Set up multiplication: Understand the problem and set up the multiplication.We need to multiply two decimal numbers: and . To do this, we can ignore the decimal points temporarily and treat them as whole numbers ( and ), and then reintroduce the decimal points in the final answer.Calculation:
- Count decimal places: Count the total number of decimal places in the original numbers. has two decimal places, and has two decimal places. Therefore, the total number of decimal places in the product should be .
- Place decimal point: Place the decimal point in the product.Since the total number of decimal places in the original numbers is , we need to place the decimal point in the product () so that the result has decimal places.Calculation: (placing the decimal point four places from the right)
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