What is the product of #2.3# and #3.45#?

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Answer 1 · 2018-01-29T23:56:10

The result is #7.935#.

A calculator returns the result easily, but if you don't have a calculator, you can split up the numbers, then use the distributive property:

#2.3*3.45#

#(2+0.3)*(3+0.45)#

#2*3+2*0.45+0.3*3+0.3*0.45#

#6+0.9+0.9+0.135#

#6.9+1.035#

#7.935#