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Multiplying with Decimals
Multiplying with decimals requires a few extra steps. Let’s take a look at a problem.

The first thing you do is start from the number on the bottom, the 0.6. Starting from the right, take the 6 and multiply it by each of the numbers on top, starting from the right and moving to the left.

6 × 6 equals 36, so you put the 6 down, and then place the 3 above the 4. After multiplying 6 by 4, you then add that three. So your problem now looks like this:

Then continue moving to the left until you have:

Do the exact same thing with the next digit on the bottom row. In this case, because it is zero, the result will be 000. You then add the two numbers you got, leaving 3276, and then count up the numbers that are behind decimals. In this case there are three total numbers behind decimals, so starting from the end of the number, you move to the left three spaces and your answer will be 3.276.

REPRODUCTION

The Male Reproductive System
The role of the male reproductive system is to produce semen, which transports the sperm during sexual intercourse. The external structures of the male reproduction system include the penis, the organ used during sexual intercourse; the scrotum, a sac that holds and moderates the temperature of the testicles; and the testicles, which make testosterone and generate sperm. There are several internal structures involved in the male reproduction system including the epididymus, a tube that transports, stores, and matures the sperm; and the vas deferens, a tube that transports the mature sperm to the urethra, which gets urine and semen out of the body.

GREEK

Hellenistic Greek
Hellenistic Greek, or Koine Greek, is traced back to the Hellenistic colonization created by the conquests of Alexander the Great. It was the first common Greek dialect, and it was developed from a mixture of the Attic dialect (a subdialect of Ionic spoken in Athens) and other Greek dialects. It became the lingua franca across the Mediterranean, meaning the common language among people who spoke various languages. This was also the language used in the translation of the Christian New Testament.

ROME

The Roman Empire
The Roman Empire, which lasted from 27 b.c. to a.d. 1453, began when Octavian took control of the empire after Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of senators. The republic was never re-established, as the emperor held most of the power, but the Senate continued. Rome continued to expand, and by the time Trajan ruled (a.d. 98–117), the Roman Empire had expanded 6.5 million square kilometers. To better control the vast empire, authority was divided between four co-emperors. These divisions would ultimately divide the Roman Empire into a Western Empire and an Eastern Empire.

SPEAKING

The Pitch of a Voice
The pitch of your voice is determined by the frequency of the mucosal wave, and by altering the tension of your vocal folds. Vocal folds have the ability to get longer and shorter, and this leads to the tension in the vocal folds. Tension of the vocal folds must be symmetrical and must be altered in this way. The notion of tension leading to pitch is similar to that of a guitar, in which as the string is pulled tighter the pitch is higher.

DECIMALS

Division with Decimals
The process of dividing a whole number by a decimal is similar to any long division problem. Just remember to bring the decimal over and work it out normally. For example:

would be