Jay bought twenty-five $0.37 stamps. How much did he spend?
To ?nd how much Jay spent, you must multiply the cost of each stamp ($0.37) through the number of stamps purchased (25); $0.37 × 25 = $9.25. To multiply decimals, multiply generally, then count the number of decimal places in the problem. Place the decimal point in the answer so in which it contains the similar number of decimal places as the problem does.