{"id":23122,"date":"2025-06-17T10:09:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T10:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/?p=23122"},"modified":"2025-06-17T10:09:13","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T10:09:13","slug":"5-4-x-28-7-what-is-the-answer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/5-4-x-28-7-what-is-the-answer\/","title":{"rendered":"5.4 x 28.7 = What is the answer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5.4 x 28.7 = What is the answer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><strong>The correct answer and explanation is:<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Correct Answer:<\/strong> 5.4\u00d728.7=154.985.4 \\times 28.7 = 154.98<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>300-Word Explanation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To multiply 5.4 by 28.7, we follow basic decimal multiplication rules. First, ignore the decimals and multiply the numbers as if they are whole numbers: 54\u00d728754 \\times 287<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We can break this down using long multiplication:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Multiply 54 by 7: 54\u00d77=37854 \\times 7 = 378<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Multiply 54 by 80 (since 287 = 7 + 80 + 200, and 80 comes from the &#8220;8&#8221; in the tens place): 54\u00d780=432054 \\times 80 = 4320<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Multiply 54 by 200: 54\u00d7200=1080054 \\times 200 = 10800<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now add up: 378+4320+10800=15498378 + 4320 + 10800 = 15498<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now count how many decimal places were originally in the problem:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>5.4 has <strong>1 decimal place<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>28.7 has <strong>1 decimal place<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>So, the product must have <strong>2 decimal places<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Take 15498 and place the decimal two places from the right: 154.98154.98<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why It Works<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When multiplying decimals, the position of the decimal in the result is determined <strong>after<\/strong> multiplication by counting the total decimal places from both numbers. This approach simplifies the process and avoids confusion, especially when using a calculator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Real-World Example<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Suppose you are buying 28.7 liters of fuel and the price per liter is $5.40. To find the total cost, you multiply: 5.4\u00d728.7=154.985.4 \\times 28.7 = 154.98<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This means you\u2019ll pay <strong>$154.98<\/strong> for the fuel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Understanding how to handle decimals in multiplication is useful in real-world budgeting, shopping, construction, and science applications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>5.4 x 28.7 = What is the answer The correct answer and explanation is: Correct Answer: 5.4\u00d728.7=154.985.4 \\times 28.7 = 154.98 300-Word Explanation: To multiply 5.4 by 28.7, we follow basic decimal multiplication rules. First, ignore the decimals and multiply the numbers as if they are whole numbers: 54\u00d728754 \\times 287 We can break this [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-quiz-questions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23122"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23122\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23123,"href":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23122\/revisions\/23123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaviki.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}