Question

Find the product $0.0312\times 86$

Answer 1

We have to find $0.0312\times 86$

Step 1: Multiply the number, taking it as a whole number, by the multiplier to get another whole number as the result.

$312\times 86=26832$

Step 2: In the whole number obtained in Step1, counting from the right, place the decimal point after as many digits as in the given decimal. The new decimal number will be the product.

Therefore, $0.0312\times 86=2.6832$ (four places of the decimal)

Hence, the required product is $2.6832$