why does 225.60 × 0.25 equal 56
It equals that because when you multiply a whole number by a decimal then the answer will always be smaller then the whole number.
Well first of all, 225.6 0.25 does NOT equal 56. It equal 56.4
Second of all, even if it did equal 56... our number system has been defined so that 225.6 0.25 just works out to 56.4... there's not really a reason it does equal 56.4