Yuuma applied the steps below to find the product of (–10.2)(–16.4).Step 1: (–10.2)(–16.4) = (–16.4)(–10.2)Step 2: = (–16.4)(–10) + (–16.4)(–0.2)Step 3: = ____________Step 4: = 167.28Which expression correctly fills in the blank in Step 3?

In Step 2, multiply each term: (–16.4)(–10) = 164 and (–16.4)(–0.2) = 3.28. Both products are positive because a negative multiplied by a negative is positive. So Step 3 is 164 + 3.28, which gives 167.28.

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