How do you evaluate $0.56\times 48$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-12-14T21:06:18

$26.88$

$0.56$ can be rewritten as $56/100$ and $48$ as $48/1$ .

Therefore,
$56/100 * 48/1 = 2688/100$

This fraction can be simplified.
$2688/100 = 1344/50 = 672/25 = 650/25 + 22/25 = 26 + 22/25 = 26 + 88/100 = 26.88$

How do you evaluate 0.56\times 480.56\times 48?