Question
Multiplying Decimals: (3.55)(4.82) = 17.111
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Let's verify that multiplication.
To multiply the decimals \(3.55\) and \(4.82\):
1. First, ignore the decimals and multiply as if they were whole numbers:
\[
355 \times 482.
\]
Calculating this:
\[
355 \times 482 = 171010.
\]
2. Now, count the total number of decimal places in the original numbers.
- \(3.55\) has 2 decimal places.
- \(4.82\) has 2 decimal places.
- So, the total number of decimal places is \(2 + 2 = 4\).
3. Place the decimal point in the product \(171010\) to have 4 decimal places:
\[
171010 \rightarrow 17.1010.
\]
Thus, when you multiply \(3.55\) by \(4.82\), the correct result is \(17.1010\), which is usually written as \(17.101\).
Your result of \(17.111\) is incorrect. The correct answer is \(17.101\).
To multiply the decimals \(3.55\) and \(4.82\):
1. First, ignore the decimals and multiply as if they were whole numbers:
\[
355 \times 482.
\]
Calculating this:
\[
355 \times 482 = 171010.
\]
2. Now, count the total number of decimal places in the original numbers.
- \(3.55\) has 2 decimal places.
- \(4.82\) has 2 decimal places.
- So, the total number of decimal places is \(2 + 2 = 4\).
3. Place the decimal point in the product \(171010\) to have 4 decimal places:
\[
171010 \rightarrow 17.1010.
\]
Thus, when you multiply \(3.55\) by \(4.82\), the correct result is \(17.1010\), which is usually written as \(17.101\).
Your result of \(17.111\) is incorrect. The correct answer is \(17.101\).