SOLUTION: A student multiplied 5.25 and 3.1 and got an answerof 1.6275. is this answer reasonable ? Explain why or why not

Question 514148: A student multiplied 5.25 and 3.1 and got an answerof 1.6275. is this answer reasonable ? Explain why or why not
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A student multiplied 5.25 and 3.1 and got an answerof 1.6275. is this answer reasonable ? Explain why or why not
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Not reasonable. The answer must be close to 5*3 = 15
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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