How do you simplify $(0.15)(3.2)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-04-04T02:24:23

$.48$ or $12/25$

Write each one as a fraction.

$0.15=15/100$

$3.2=320/100$

Now look at the problem:

$(15/100)(320/100)$

Now multiply the numerators and the denominators together:

$15xx320=4800$

$100xx100=10000$

So you have:

$4800/10000$

Get rid of two $0$ s from both the numerator and denominator:

$48/100$

So as a decimal, this is $.48$ . Or you could continue the simplify the fraction:

$48/100=12/25$

Answer 2 · 2017-04-04T02:32:29

.48

$.15 * 3.2 = .48$

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