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When you multiply a decimal by 10 move the decimal round both factors?
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How does the number of decimal places in the product compare to the number of decimal places in the factors?
When you multiply decimals, you just ignore the decimal until the end, then, to find the amount of decimal places in your answer, you add the amount of decimal places in both your factors
How do you multiply 7.3 times 0.08?
-- Multiply 73 by 8 , to get 584 .-- Count the total number of decimal places that you've ignored in both factors. (3)-- Mark off that number of decimal places (3) in the product, to get 0.584 .
How do you do multiplication problems with decimal points?
You multiply the numbers like you multiply integers. Count how many numbers are after the decimal points in both numbers combined and move the decimal point in front of the answer.
How to write a mixed fraction as a decimal?
Writing a mixed fraction as a decimal is easy. You will have to multiply both top and bottom by 10.
What 3 digit number has both 3 and 8 as factors?
One way to do this is multiply 8x3=24 so 24 has both as factors. Now multiply it by 10 and you have 240. That is a 3 digit number and sill has 8 and3 as factors.
How does the number of decimal places in the product compare to the number of decimal places in the factors?
When you multiply decimals, you just ignore the decimal until the end, then, to find the amount of decimal places in your answer, you add the amount of decimal places in both your factors
How do you multiply 7.3 times 0.08?
-- Multiply 73 by 8 , to get 584 .-- Count the total number of decimal places that you've ignored in both factors. (3)-- Mark off that number of decimal places (3) in the product, to get 0.584 .
How do you find a low estimate for the product of two decimals round both factors to what?
round down till there is not a decimal. example: 4.4*5.6 round to 4*5= about 20 (lower estimate)
How do you do multiplication problems with decimal points?
You multiply the numbers like you multiply integers. Count how many numbers are after the decimal points in both numbers combined and move the decimal point in front of the answer.
When multiplying a decimal by a decimal multiply as with what numbers?
The answer depends on the decimal numbers: there is no simple answer if one (or both) of the decimals is a non-terminating number.
How do you find a low estimate for the product of two decimals round both factors to?
to find a low estimate for the product of two decimals, round both factors
How to write a mixed fraction as a decimal?
Writing a mixed fraction as a decimal is easy. You will have to multiply both top and bottom by 10.
When you round both factors in a multiplication problem up how does your estimate compare to a greater number?
When you round both factors in a multiplication problem up, your estimate will be greater than the actual product.
What 3 digit number has both 3 and 8 as factors?
One way to do this is multiply 8x3=24 so 24 has both as factors. Now multiply it by 10 and you have 240. That is a 3 digit number and sill has 8 and3 as factors.
The answer you get when you multiply?
the result would be greater than both or more factors, except for when you multiply by 0, 1 or fractions.
How do you get x positive when it is negative?
Multiply all factors on both sides of the equation by -1. Alternatively you can multiply any term by (-1/-1).
Why should you multiply the divisor and the dividend by the same power of 10?
If you are a beginner and not comfortable doing divisions when either the numerator or particularly the denominator are decimal fractions, then it is useful to multiply them both by the same power of 10 to get rid of the decimal fractions.
