Yesterday the temperature at noon was 12.2°F. By midnight, it had dropped by 20.9°F. What was the temperature at midnight?
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In mathematics multiplying decimals is just like multiplying a whole number and ignoring the decimals., then just put the decimals in the answer – it is how many decimals does the two numbers combined.
First step:
Line the numbers on the right and do not a line the decimal points
26.2
× 16.43
Second Step:
Multiply the numbers starting on the right, just like multiplying a whole number and ignore the decimals.
26.2
<span> × 16.43</span>
786
1048
1572
<span>+ 262 </span>
430466
Third step: add the products
26.2
<span> × 16.43</span>
786
1048
1572
<span>+ 262 </span>
430.466 is the mathematician’s answer.
