Multiply 6.5 by 0.3. Write the answer as a decimal.
The product of 6.5 and 0.3 is 1.95.
Multiply −19.3 by 6.
To multiply 6.5 by 0.3, you can follow these steps:
Step 1: Multiply the whole numbers: 6 multiplied by 0 is 0.
Step 2: Multiply the decimal parts: 5 multiplied by 0.3 is 1.5.
Step 3: Add the results from step 1 and step 2: 0 + 1.5 = 1.5.
Therefore, the answer is 1.5 as a decimal.
To multiply 6.5 by 0.3, you can follow these steps:
Step 1: Multiply the two numbers without considering the decimal places.
6.5 × 0.3 = 1.95
Step 2: Count the total number of decimal places in the original numbers.
In this case, 6.5 has one decimal place and 0.3 has one decimal place.
Step 3: Add the total number of decimal places to the result from step 1.
Since both 6.5 and 0.3 have one decimal place each, we add one decimal place to the result.
So, 1.95 becomes 1.950 (adding one trailing zero).
Therefore, the product of 6.5 multiplied by 0.3 is 1.950 (written as a decimal).