Decimal Multiplication Problem

Hi Clover, let's solve this decimal multiplication problem step by step. We need to multiply twenty-six point three four by three point four.

When multiplying decimals, we first ignore the decimal points and multiply the numbers as if they were whole numbers. So, we'll calculate two thousand six hundred thirty-four times thirty-four.

Starting with the four in the ones place, four times four is sixteen. We write down the six and carry the one.

Four times three is twelve, plus the carried one is thirteen. Write three, carry the one. Four times six is twenty-four, plus one is twenty-five. Finally, four times two is eight, plus the carried two is ten. That gives us our first partial product: ten thousand five hundred thirty-six.

Next, we multiply by the three in the tens place. Remember to put a zero as a placeholder in the ones column.