Answer
27.44
Work Step by Step
Multiplying two negative factors yields a positive product.
Since the first factor has 2 decimal places and the second has 1 decimal place, the product has 3 decimal places.
$\ \ \ -\overset2{\overset47}.\overset1{\overset28}4$
$\underline{\times-\ \ 3.5}$
$\ \ \ \ \ \ \overset13.920$
$\underline{\ \ \ \ 23.520}$
$\ \ \ \ 27.440$
Trailing zeroes to the right of the decimal are dropped.
