Question

Please show me all of the steps for multiplying 10×.25

Answer 1

   10
x.25<------ 2 decimals
_____
  50
+200
______
250<----move the decimal 2 times to the right 

the answer is 2.5

Answer 2

$\text{Solution}$

$\text{Set up the long multiplication.}$

$\text{Calculate 0 x 5, which is 0.}$

$\text{Calculate 1 x 5, which is 5.}$

$\text{ Calculate 0 x 2, which is 0.}$

$\text{Calculate 1 x 2, which is 2.}$

$\text{Calculate 50 + 200, which is 250}$

$\text{Place the decimal.}$

$\text{10 has 0 decimal place, and 0.25 has 2 decimal places.}$

$\text{Therefore, the answer should have 0 + 2 = 2 decimal places.}$

$\text{Therefore, 10 x .25 = 2.50.}$