please show me all of the steps for multiplying 10×.25
10
x.25<------ 2 decimals
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50
+200
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250<----move the decimal 2 times to the right
the answer is 2.5
\(\text{Solution}\)
\(\text{Set up the long multiplication.}\)
\(\text{Calculate 0 x 5, which is 0.}\)
\(\text{Calculate 1 x 5, which is 5.}\)
\(\text{ Calculate 0 x 2, which is 0.}\)
\(\text{Calculate 1 x 2, which is 2.}\)
\(\text{Calculate 50 + 200, which is 250}\)
\(\text{Place the decimal.}\)
\(\text{10 has 0 decimal place, and 0.25 has 2 decimal places.}\)
\(\text{Therefore, the answer should have 0 + 2 = 2 decimal places.}\)
\(\text{Therefore, 10 x .25 = 2.50.}\)