Multiply: (226)(55.3) =

1212To multiply decimals, line up the numbers on the right (do not align the decimal points). Then starting on the right, multiply each digit of the top number by each digit of the bottom number. Then add the products:

Once you have added the products, you must place the decimal point correctly. There are zero decimal places in 226 and one decimal place in 55.3, which gives us a total of one decimal place. Starting at the right of our answer move one place to the left and put the decimal point there: 12,497.8