Decimal Rule
What is a product? What is a quotient?
The answer to a division problem
Find the product: 4.7 × 6
What is 28.2
What is standard algorithm?
When you "stack" your numbers vertically as you would when adding, subtracting, or multiplying whole numbers
Find the product: 48.75 × 12
48.75 × 12 = 585 OR 585.00
What do you do if there is a remainder when dividing decimals?
You have to add on zero's to finish the problem.
There should be no remainder
Find the product: 0.56 × 15
8.4
Find the price per ticket: A group of friends spends $84.50 on 5 concert tickets. How much does each ticket cost?
Each ticket costs $16.90
How do you multiply decimals?
You multiply the numbers and then you count how many spaces there are to the right of the decimals and count them over to the left in the answer.
A movie theater ticket costs $7.25 per person. If a family of 6 goes to the movies, how much do they spend in total?
They would spend a total of $43.50 to go the movies.
Find the unit price: A grocery store buys 24.75 pounds of rice for 9 large bags. How many pounds of rice are in each bag?
2.75 pounds are in each bag
A school orders 25 new tablets, and each one costs $96.08 with tax included. What is the total cost of the order?
The total cost of the order of 25 tablets is $2,402.
A bookstore sells $162.50 worth of books, with each book costing the same amount. If they sold 13 books, how much does each book cost?
Answer: 162.50 ÷ 13 = $12.50 per book