Can one of you guys go step by step how to solve this problem (1.15) * 3.2?
Please and thank you.
Multiply 115 by 32,
Then -- because there are three decimal places in the problem, you'll need three decimal places in the answer.
What do you get?
Ms. Sue, I am getting 3.68 is that the right answer?
Yes; That is right.
Thank you!
You are welcome.
Of course! I'd be happy to help you step by step to solve the problem (1.15) * 3.2.
Step 1: Multiply the decimal number 1.15 by 3.2.
To do this, multiply the numbers as you normally would when multiplying whole numbers, ignoring the decimal for now.
115 * 32 = 3680
Step 2: Count the total number of digits after the decimal point in both numbers.
In this case, there are 2 digits after the decimal point in 1.15 and 1 digit after the decimal point in 3.2. So, the total number of digits after the decimal point is 3.
Step 3: Place the decimal point in the final answer.
The final answer should have the decimal point positioned in a way that there are as many digits to the right of the decimal point as there are total digits calculated in Step 2.
Since there are 3 digits after the decimal point in the final answer, we can place the decimal point after the third digit from the right in the product we calculated in Step 1.
3680.000
Step 4: If there are any trailing zeroes after placing the decimal point, we can remove them to simplify the answer.
Since the trailing zeroes do not change the value of the number, we can remove them without affecting the result.
So, the final answer to the problem (1.15) * 3.2 is 3680.
I hope this explanation was helpful! If you have any further questions, please feel free to ask.