MULTIPLICATION OF DECIMALS. SX 



product shall be, writing the other figures of the multiplier 

 in an inverted Order. 



2. Then, in multiplying, reject all the figures in the 

 multiplicand, which are on the right of the figure you are 

 multiplying by -, setting down the products so that their 

 right-hand figures may fall each in a straight line under the 

 preceding ; and carrying to such right-hand figures from 

 the product of the two preceding figures in the multipli- 

 cand thus, viz. I from 5 to 14, 2 from 15 to 24> 3 from 

 25 to 34, &c. inclusively 5 and the sum of the lines will 

 be the product to the number of decimals required, and 

 will commonly be the nearest unit in the last figure. 



EXAMPLES. 



I. Muhlply 27' 14986 by 92*41035, so as to retain only 

 four places of decimals in the product. 



Contracted. Common way. 



27-14986 27-14986 



53014-29 92-4103^ 



a. Multiply 480*14936 by 2*72416, retaining four deci- 

 mals in the product. 



Ans. i3o8'oo35* 



3. Multiply 73-8429753 by 4-628754, retaining fiv« 

 decimals in the product. 



Ans. 341-80097. 



4. Multiply 8634-875 by 8437527, retaining only* the 

 integers in the product* 



An 3. 728569^; 



