12.99 × 3.5

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on Oct 20, 2024 at 7:18 pm



You asked:

Evaluate the expression: \(12.99 \cdot 3.5\)

MathBot Answer:

\[12.99 \cdot 3.5 = \frac{9093}{200} = 45.465\]

\[\begin{aligned}12.99 \cdot 3.5& = \left(12 + \frac{99}{100}\right) \cdot \left(3 + \frac{5}{10}\right)\\& = \frac{1299}{100} \cdot \left(3 + \frac{5}{10}\right)\\& = \frac{1299}{100} \cdot \left(3 + \frac{1}{2}\right)\\& = \frac{1299}{100} \cdot \frac{7}{2}\\& = \frac{9093}{200}\end{aligned}\]

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