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title: Multiply Two Decimals with JavaScript
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## Multiply Two Decimals with JavaScript
JavaScript uses the `*` symbol for multiplication. Multiplying floats is the same as multiplying integers. JavaScript only has the *number* type, which serves both integer and floating point numbers, it does not have a specific type for integers.

For example, if you were to multiply 2 integers, the numbers 3 and 5, then you could simply type:
```javascript
var product = 3 * 5; // product is 15
``` 
Now if we were to multiply two floating point numbers, 3.4 and 5.7, the product would be a float as well:
```javascript
var product = 3.4 * 5.7; // product is 19.38
```

### Hint 1
Think about what decimal number, when multiplied by 2.0, would equal 5.0.

> *try to solve the problem now*

## Spoiler Alert!
__Solution Ahead!__

### Code Solution
```javascript
var product = 2.0 * 2.5; // product is 5.0 because 2.5 * 2.0 = 5.0
```
#### More Information
* [DigitalOcean - How to do Math in JavaScript with Operators](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-do-math-in-javascript-with-operators)