5.3*.17

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on Nov 27, 2024 at 12:20 am



You asked:

Evaluate the expression: \(5.3 \cdot .17\)

MathBot Answer:

\[5.3 \cdot .17 = \frac{901}{1000} = 0.901\]

\[\begin{aligned}5.3 \cdot .17& = \left(5 + \frac{3}{10}\right) \cdot \frac{17}{100}\\& = \frac{53}{10} \cdot \frac{17}{100}\\& = \frac{901}{10} \cdot \frac{1}{100}\\& = \frac{901}{1000}\end{aligned}\]

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