The <em><u>correct answer</u></em> is:
The partial products are 1380 and 230, which makes 1610; placing the decimal gives us 16.10.
Explanation:
Using partial products, we ignore the decimal point and multiply as if we were using whole numbers. We multiply the tens digit in the second number, 3 (3*10 = 30), by the tens digit in the first number, 4 (4*10 = 40):
30*40 = 1200
We now multiply that 3, which has a value of 30, by 6:
30*6 = 180
This makes 1380.
We now multiply the ones digit in the second number, 5, by the tens digit in the first number, 4 (with a value of 40):
5(40) = 200
Multiply that 5 by the ones digit in the first number, 6:
5(6) = 30
This makes 200+30 = 230.
Together, we get 1380+230 = 1610; the problem has 2 digits behind the decimal total, so the answer will as well, giving us 16.10.