... perform the multiplication as if there were no decimal point. Then, to determine the placement of the decimal point in the answer, count the numbers located to the right of the decimal point in the ... values of the numbers. 2. Keep the sign of the number with the larger absolute value. Examples: –2 + 3 = Subtract the absolute values of the numbers: 3 – 2 = 1. The sign of the number with the larger ... factors and the third integer, the answer, is called the product. In a division, the number being divided is called the dividend and the number doing the dividing is called the divisor. The answer...