Jason needs to drink 6.24 ounces of water with each dose of medication he takes.
How many ounces of water will Jason need to drink to take 5 doses of medication?

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We can solve this problem by multiplying the ounces of water (6.24) by the doses of medication (5).
Step 1: Set up long multiplication. Ignore the decimals for now (we deal with those later when we multiply).
 11ec0fda_98de_d48f_a67f_71b07233a21d_NR0004_00 Step 2: Multiply from right. Calculate 5 x 4 = 20. Since 20 has two digits, we carry the first digit (2) to the next column.
 11ec0fda_98de_fba0_a67f_5f6c8c0e5e8d_NR0004_00 Step 3: Calculate 5 x 2 = 10. Add the carried digit, 10 + 2 = 12. Since 12 has two digits, we carry the first digit (1) to the next column.
 11ec0fda_98de_fba1_a67f_e78db4aef5a7_NR0004_00 Step 4: Calculate 5 x 6 = 30. Add the carried digit, 30 + 1 = 31. Since 31 has two digits, we carry the first digit (3) to the next column.
 11ec0fda_98de_fba2_a67f_5d3910c7e7dc_NR0004_00 Step 5: Since we are done multiplying the top number by 5, we can bring down our carried 3.
 11ec0fda_98de_fba3_a67f_a56872c2ab3c_NR0004_00 Step 6: To place the decimal, count the number of digits to the right of the decimal in the problem. The total of those digits is how many spaces should come after the decimal in your answer.
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Jason Needs to Drink 6