Question

a chemist puts 0.15 liters of liquid in each of 57 beakers. how much liquid is there in total?

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the operation

We need to find the total amount of liquid. Since we know the amount in each beaker and the number of beakers, we use multiplication.
$0.15\times57$

Step2: Perform the multiplication

$0.15\times57 = 8.55$

Answer:

$8.55$ liters