how do you do 234.5 x 567.9
Just like you would multiply
2345 x 5679
Just multiply and when you are done put a decimal point two places from the left because there are two decimal places in the problem.
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To calculate the product of 234.5 and 567.9, you can use the following steps:
Step 1: Multiply the decimal numbers as if they were whole numbers, ignoring the decimal point.
2345 × 5679
Step 2: Count the total number of decimal places in both numbers.
The first number, 234.5, has one decimal place.
The second number, 567.9, has one decimal place.
Together, they have a total of two decimal places.
Step 3: Add the total number of decimal places from Step 2 to the number of decimal places in your product.
Since the product of 2345 and 5679 does not contain any decimal places, you will add the two decimal places from Step 2 to it.
2345 × 5679 = 13,337,055
You obtained the whole number result.
Step 4: Place the decimal point in your final answer by counting from the right, starting with the rightmost digit of your product, the same number of decimal places you obtained in Step 3.
13,337,055 becomes 133,370.55
So, the product of 234.5 and 567.9 is 133,370.55.