MUltiplication?
Thursday, October 8th, 2009yh this is a retard question but i use various methods which arent atall helpful to figure out multiplication such as 65 * 32.7
i know theres something called short division or something i dont know how to do it but can someone guide me , i think it looks a bit like this when u set it out…
123
32
____
and then u do something like times the 1 by the 3 the 2 by something id ont know plz help me im in the top group for maths in yr 9 but this is the only that i cant remember how to fiure out or work out someone guide me, cheerS!!
write the number with higher number of digits at the top
3 2 . 7
x 6 5
———-
1 6 3 5 (First multiply 5 with 7, then with 2 and then with 3)
19 6 2 0 (write 0 below the right most digit, which is 5, then multiply 6 with 7, then with 2, then with 3. take care of carry)
Then add
3 2 . 7
x 6 5
———-
1 6 3 5 (First multiply 5 with 7, then with 2 and then with 3)
19 6 2 0
————-
21 2 5 5
————-
since, there is one decimal point in 32.7, thus, final result
= 2125.5
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