Decimal Multiplication
Last updated at January 27, 2026 by Teachoo
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Example 2 A car travels 12.5 km per litre of petrol. What is the distance covered with 7.5 litres of petrol?Given that Car travels 12.5 km per litre of petrol So, we can write Distance car covers in 1 liter of petrol = 12.5 km We need to find distance covered with 7.5 litres of petrol Thus, Distance car covers in 7.5 liter of petrol = 12.5 × 7.5 = 125/10 × 75/10 = 125 × 75 × 𝟏/𝟏𝟎𝟎 = 9375 × 1/100 = 93.75 Thus, car travels 93.75 kms in 7.5 liters of petrol