Question

What is the value of (-3.25)(-1.56)

Answer 1

That multiplication is quite easy to perform,
either with a pencil or with a calculator.

Step-#1):   Find the magnitude of the product.
Multiply 3.25 by 1.56.  Get 5.07 .

Step-#2):  Find the sign of the product.
Say to yourself: "Self !  Both factors have the same sign,
so the product is positive."

Step-#3):  Observation: 
"I should have put this question in the
'Mathematics' category, not 'English', "