Multiply Whole Numbers and Decimals

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What is multiplication?

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Multiplication is a mathematical operation that represents the process of adding a number to itself a certain number of times. For example, 3 x 4 means adding 3 four times (3 + 3 + 3 + 3).

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What is the product of 972 and 326?

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316,872

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What is the product of 163 and 959?

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156,317

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What is the product of 0.56 and 7.2?

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4.032

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What is the product of 3.9 and 9?

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35.1

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What is the product of 18.61 and 0.23?

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4.2803

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How do you multiply a whole number by a decimal?

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To multiply a whole number by a decimal, multiply as if there were no decimal, then count the total number of decimal places in both numbers and place the decimal in the product accordingly.

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What is the commutative property of multiplication?

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The commutative property states that changing the order of the numbers in a multiplication problem does not change the product. For example, 4 x 5 = 5 x 4.

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What is the associative property of multiplication?

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The associative property states that the way in which numbers are grouped in multiplication does not change the product. For example, (2 x 3) x 4 = 2 x (3 x 4).

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What is a factor in multiplication?

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A factor is a number that is multiplied by another number to get a product. For example, in 6 x 4 = 24, both 6 and 4 are factors.