Directions:
1. Multiply the first decimal by 2, and carry over as necessary. In other words first multiply 2.58 by 2, and you should get 516. (Ignore the decimal point for now.)
2. Multiply the first decimal by 5, and carry over as necessary. In other words first multiply 2.58 by 5, and you should get 12900. (Ignore the decimal point for now.)
3. Afterwards add 516, and 12900, and you should arrive at 13416.
4. Now that we have the product of the two numbers, we can place the decimal point at this step. Remember the first number had 2 decimal places, and the second number had 1 decimal place? (That means the answer must have a total of 2+1 or 3 decimal places.)
Make sure your final answer is 13.416. If you arrive at the wrong answer then be sure to follow the step by step breakdown of the solution below:
