Question

Drag all of the steps necessary into the box to find the product of 2.3×0.5
using partial products.

Answer 1

To find the product of \(2.3 \times 0.5\) using partial products, you can follow these steps:

1. **Break down the numbers**:
- Break \(2.3\) into \(2\) and \(0.3\).
- Break \(0.5\) into \(0.5\) (it remains the same).

2. **Find partial products**:
- Calculate \(2 \times 0.5\).
- Calculate \(0.3 \times 0.5\).

3. **Add the partial products**:
- Add the results from the two calculations above to find the total product.

4. **Final result**:
- The result from the addition gives you the final product of \(2.3 \times 0.5\).

Here’s how the problem looks with each step carried out:

1. \(2.3\) is \(2 + 0.3\).
2. \(0.5\) stays as \(0.5\).
3. \(2 \times 0.5 = 1.0\).
4. \(0.3 \times 0.5 = 0.15\).
5. Add the partial products: \(1.0 + 0.15 = 1.15\).

Thus, \(2.3 \times 0.5 = 1.15\).

You can drag these steps in the following order to calculate the product using partial products:

- Step 1: Break down \(2.3\) into \(2\) and \(0.3\).
- Step 2: Calculate \(2 \times 0.5\).
- Step 3: Calculate \(0.3 \times 0.5\).
- Step 4: Add the partial products together.
- Step 5: Write the final result.

This will allow you to find the product using the method of partial products effectively.