Multiplying decimals

Idk

First step in the standard algorithm for multiplying decimals

Multiply the factors as if they were whole numbers, ignoring the decimal points initially.

Rule for placing the decimal point in the final product

Count the total number of decimal digits across all factors and place the decimal point that many places from the right.

Procedure when a product has fewer digits than the required decimal places

Insert placeholder zeros to the left of the digits before writing the decimal point.

Direction the decimal point moves when multiplying a decimal by a positive power of $10$

To the right