SOLUTION: Hello! My name is Lavalle. I am having trouble with multiplying/dividing decimals. Please help me. 5167 x 0.19 2.163 x 0.008 Please Help me, Thank You

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Question 33529: Hello! My name is Lavalle. I am having trouble with multiplying/dividing decimals. Please help me.
5167 x 0.19
2.163 x 0.008
Please Help me, Thank You
Answer by sarah_adam(201) About Me  (Show Source):
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Multiplying decimals is just like multiplying whole numbers. The only extra step is to decide how many digits to leave to the right of the decimal point. To do that, add the numbers of digits to the right of the decimal point in both factors.
we can also do the multiplication in the following way:

5167*0.19
0.19 = 19/100
5167*19/100
98173/100
981.73

2.163 x 0.008
now 2.163 = 2163/1000
0.008 = 8/1000
now 2163%2F1000*8%2F1000
17304%2F10%5E6
0.017304