Question

Find: $2.71\times 5$.

Answer 1

Compute the required value.

Here it is asked to find the value of $2.71\times 5$.

Convert the decimal number into a fraction and then multiply. That is

$2.71\times 5=\frac{271}{100}\times 5$

$=\frac{1355}{100}$

$=13.55$

Hence, the value of $2.71\times 5$ is $13.55$.