Calculate 0.3 × 0.2

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Question: work out 0.3 × 0.2.

0.3 × 0.2

3 × 2 = 6

1 + 1 = 2 digits after the point → 0.06

Forget the points: 3 times 2 is 6.

Together, the numbers have 1 + 1 = 2 digits after the point.

So the answer has 2 too: 0.06.

= 0.06

So the answer is 0.06.

Answer

= 0.06

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Work out 0.4 × 0.1

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0.04