Find the product or quotient (pp. 751,752)

(2.3)(8.4)

In mathematics, a product is the result of multiplication, or an expression that identifies factors to be multiplied. The numbers that are being multiplied are called the factors and the product of two numbers is the result you get when you multiply them together.

For example, 30 is the product of 6 and 5 (the result of multiplication), and is the product of and. (indicating that the two factors should be multiplied together).

$30= 6 · 5$(The two factors are 6 and 5)

$26= 2 · 13$(The two factors are 2 and 13)

To multiply decimals, first multiply as if there is no decimal. Next, count the number of digits after the decimal in each factor. Finally, put the same number of digits behind the decimal in the product.

Evaluate the product: (2.3)(8.4)

$\begin{array}{l}23\\ x\underset{\_}{84}\\ 92\\ +\underset{\_}{1840}\\ 1932\end{array}$ Decimal point should be after two digits from right to left.

The product: (2.3)(8.4) = 19.32