Help needed !

[jasmin26]

I ams ure this is not the right section but I really need help to work this out please. If a room 4.8 metres by 3.4 metres what is that in square metres ? TIA.

[Captain2]

16.32 sq m

[Mick-Talbot]

16.32

[bibblebub]

4.8 x 3.4 = 16.32 m²

[jasmin26]

That was quick ! I have been trying for ages to figure it out ! Thank you so much .

[Mick-Talbot]

4.8 x 3.4

type that into google, jasmin... then click search.
(just in case you need to work out anything else in the future)

[jasmin26]

Thanks Mick I will do.

[Old_Geezer]

No offence Jasmin but this is basic long multiplication and if it was causing you a problem maybe you should go back and ask your secondary school maths teacher what they were doing during class ?

Assuming you didn't memorise your multiplication tables all the way to the 34 times table ;-) the way you work this sort of thing out in future is as follows:

4.8 x
3.4

Multiply by the 3 first and by the 0.4 afterwards.

3 x 8 = 24, put down the 4 and "carry" the 2 in your head ready to add to the result in the tens column.
3 x 4 = 12. Remember you were "carrying over" 2 so add that to give you 14.

First bit = 144 (i.e. 14 tens and the 4 units you worked out just before)

Ah but recall you were multiplying 4.8 by 3 not 48 by 3, so that's 1 digit after the decimal point so you need to move the decimal point in your answer by 1 too.

Final First bit = 14.4


4 x 8 = 32, put down the 2 and "carry" the 3 in your head ready to add to the result in the tens column.
4 x 4 = 16. Remember you were "carrying over" 3 so add that to give you 19.

Second bit = 192 (i.e. 19 tens and the 2 units you worked out just before)

Ah but recall you were multiplying 4.8 by 0.4 not 48 by 4, so that's two lots of 1 digit after the decimal point, so you need to move the decimal point in your answer by 2 too.

Final second bit = 1.92

Add both bits together

14.4 + 1.92 = 16.32

In fairness this looks rather unwieldy when done in words on a post where one has limited ability to format the text so things line up properly

I'll try a figure only thing below but suspect it'll look all wrong.

4.8 x
3.4
====
14.4
1.92
====
16.32

[WELSHYORKIE]

OG - just use a bloody calculator - it's quicker!!!

[chrissa1]

Well, you've got to know, that to find the area of a surface you multiply the length by the width. If you don't know that, long multiplication is not going to help is it?

[Mick-Talbot]

lol, OG
Do you think that helped?

[Old_Geezer]

Yes. If all you do is depend on calculators you don't understand anything and are dependent on technology working. Education is all about learning things.

[jasmin26]

Old Geezer I thought this a site where you could ask for help and advice,obviously I wrong eh ? I didnt ask this question to be humiliated by you ! In future i wont bother !

[Baldric]

OGs post does have a certain validity

[pizza]

jasmin please don't be put off by this experience x you will find loads of people on here to help in the a/z that is answerbank there are a lot of nice genuine helpful people, not all here to give sarky help.
Can't believe at times how some people on here that should know better just get a thrill from belittling people and they say young people are disrespectful !!

[snags]

''Education is all about learning things''

Indeed. Perhaps you should learn to not be quite so derogatory in your passing on of knowledge?

[jasmin26]

thanks Pizza and Snags . I have been a member for a few years now but dont think i will bother from now on. I dont like to be shown up when i ask a question , would never dream of doing it someone else .

[snags]

On the other hand, don't let it get to you and continue using AB when you want to.

At least you now know how much carpet to buy ;-p