Questions: 60.9 × 5.9

Transcript text: $60.9 \times 5.9$

Solution

Step 1: Multiply the numbers without considering the decimal points

Multiply $609 \times 59$: \[ 609 \times 59 = 35,931 \]

Step 2: Count the total number of decimal places in the original numbers

The original numbers are $60.9$ (1 decimal place) and $5.9$ (1 decimal place). The total number of decimal places is $1 + 1 = 2$.

Step 3: Place the decimal point in the product

Insert the decimal point into the product $35,931$ so that there are 2 decimal places: \[ 359.31 \]

$\boxed{359.31}$

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