Find the product of .42 and 7/20

To make it easier, you can convert 7/20 to a decimal, and as a decimal it is 0.35. 0.42*0.35=0.147, so .42*7/20=0.147.

0.147

Step-by-step explanation:

0.42 * 7/20

Well, 0.42 = 42/100. Now we have both numbers as fractions.

We can simplify 42/100 to 21/50

Therefore we have 7/20 * 21/50

To multiply fractions multiply the numerators together and multiply the denominators together.

This gives: 147 / 1000

Which is equal to 0.147

Therefore 0.42 * 7/20 = 0.147

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