How do I figure this out 24.95 times 8 on paper?

better: don't

instead use number sense, as 25 x 8 is fairly easy, yes? think on that - it is the same as 4 x 50 or 2x100

so we get 200. But we have overcompensated. we need to remove the extra stuff. for each 24.95 we added an extra .05 8 times, that's the same as adding .1 4 times, or .4

so take away .4 from 200 and you are d=o=n=e done!

Simple, you just ignore that decimal for now. OK, now what is 5*8? 40, right? Now that 9 is actually 90. So what is 90*8? 720, right? Again! That 4 is actually 400. So what is 400*8? 3200, right? Finally, you know that 2 is actually 2000. So what is 2000*8? 16000, right? Well, after that you will have to add all your answers up which is 19960. Now you take care of those decimals. What is the least amount of times you have to multiply by ten to get a whole number? 2, right? Well now you divide 19960 by 10 two times. So your answer would be 199.60 or 199.6!

long multiplication:

8 * 0.05 = 0.4

8 * 0.90 = 7.2

8 * 4.00 = 32.00

8 * 20.00 = 160.00

add em up. 160 + 32 + 7.2 + 0.4 = 199.60

8 (25 - 0.05)

200 - 0.4

199.6