Calculate 1.2 × 0.35

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Question: work out 1.2 × 0.35.

1.2 × 0.35

12 × 35 = 420

1 + 2 = 3 digits after the point → 0.420

Forget the points: 12 times 35 is 420.

Together, the numbers have 1 + 2 = 3 digits after the point.

So the answer has 3 too: 0.420, which is 0.42.

= 0.42

So the answer is 0.42.

Answer

= 0.42

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Work out 1 × 0.48

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0.48