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Multiply as though they were both whole numbers. Place the decimal point in the product by counting the number of decimal places in each factor.
35.28
Before we find the exact product, we can estimate the multiplication by rounding the decimal numbers. Only the first factor is a decimal. We will round 5.88 to 6 because it is the closest whole number.
6 * 6 = 36
Then we place the decimal point in the product by counting the number of decimal places in each factor.
The product of 5.88 and 6 is 35.28. This is pretty close to our estimate of 36!