Part A Find the product of 2.57 and 23.
Enter your answer in the box.
2.57 x 23 = 59.11
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Part B
How did you know where to place the decimal point in the product in Part A?
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There are two decimal places in the factors, so there
should be two zeros in the product.
There are a total of two decimal places in the factors,
so there should be two decimal places in the product.
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The greatest number of decimal places in either factor
is two, so there should be two decimal places in the
product.
The second factor has no decimal places, so there
should be no decimal places in the product.