How do you find the answer to this?

Question

10.5 times 5.25

I did not search google because I want someone to explain the steps to getting the answer.
PS: I can multiply I just never learned how to multiply decimals.

Answer 1

well here is one way
105/ 10 * 525 /100 = (105 * 525) / 1000 = 55125/1000 = 55.125

Answer 2

there are lots of online sites that show how to multiply multi-digit numbers with decimal places. You just line up the decimal points, and proceed as usual. Or, forget the decimal points during the multiplication, and then make sure that the product has as many decimal places as the two numbers combined.

Note that Damon's answer is just 105*525, with 2+1=3 decimal places.