Q. The product 796×68 equals 54,128. Use the previous fact to evaluate as a decimal.7.96×6.8=
Recognize Relationship: Recognize the relationship between the given multiplication fact and the new problem. The given fact is 796×68=54,128. We can use this to find the product of 7.96×6.8 by understanding that these numbers are scaled versions of the original numbers (scaled by a factor of 0.01 and 0.1 respectively).
Scale Down Product: Scale down the original product to match the new numbers.Since both 796 and 68 were scaled down by a factor of 100 and 10 respectively to get 7.96 and 6.8, respectively, we need to scale down the product by a factor of 100×10 (or 1000) to maintain the proportion.54,128÷1000=54.128
Write Final Answer: Write down the final answer.The product of 7.96 and 6.8 is 54.128.
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