270 Essential Skills for Health Careers Success
each digit of the multiplicand (1 × 5 = 5, 1 × 3 = 3, 1 × 0 = 0, and 1 × 1 = 1).
The second partial answer is 10,350.
$10.35
× 12
2070
10350
Now, add the two partial answers together to fi nd the product. Because
there is a decimal point in the number $10.35, the product also needs a decimal
point. To determine the location of the decimal point, count the number of dig-
its to the right of the decimal point in the multiplicand (two). Now, place the
decimal point in the product so that there are two places to the right.
$10.35
× 12
2070
+ 10350
$124.20
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
2 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24
3
3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36
4
4 8 12 16 20 24 28 32 36 40 44 48
5
5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60
6 6 12 18 24 30 36 42 48 54 60 66 72
7
7 14 21 28 35 42 49 56 63 70 77 84
8
8 16 24 32 40 48 56 64 72 80 88 96
9 9 18 27 36 45 54 63 72 81 90 99 108
10 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120
11
11 22 33 44 55 66 77 88 99 110 121 132
12
12 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 132 144
Figure 10.2 To use a multiplication table, choose one number from the top row and one
number from the row on the left-hand side. Identify the cell where these two rows meet—
this is the product of your multiplication problem.