0.2 X (-1.6)
-0.32
To multiply decimals, we simply multiply the numbers as if they were whole numbers and then count the total number of decimal places in both factors. In this case, we start by multiplying 2 by 16, which equals 32. We then count the number of decimal places in the factors: 0.2 has one decimal place, and -1.6 has one decimal place. So the product, 0.2 times -1.6, will have a total of two decimal places. Since we have one digit before the decimal point, we need to ensure that the final product has two digits before the decimal point. Therefore, we need to add a leading zero.
Therefore, the answer is:
0.2 X (-1.6) = -0.32
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