Multiplication
Student Story Problems
Models
Animal Story Problems
100
0.8 x 0.9
0.72
100
There are 2.3 grams of protein in a piece of cheese. Riccardo eats 4 pieces of cheese. How many grams of protein does he eat?
Riccardo eats 9.2 grams of protein.
100
Write a multiplication equation that is represented by the model.
0.5 x 0.9 = 0.45
100
A sugar glider weighs 0.35 times the weight of the pygmy slow loris. The pygmy slow loris weighs 14.9 ounces. How much does the sugar glider weigh?
5.215 ounces
200
4.2 x 104
42,000
200
Apples cost $0.90 per pound. Lucas buys 2.6 pounds of apples and gives the cashier $5. How much change does he receive?
Lucas receives $2.66 in change.
200
No.
The product is 0.16 because the 16 squares shaded twice represent the number of hundredths.
200
A newly hatched fish is 0.25 inch long. An adult fish is 7.6 times as long as the newly hatched fish. How much longer is the adult fish than the newly hatched fish?
1.65 inches longer
300
16.4 x 7.95
130.38
300
Edrich multiplies two decimals by rewriting the product as (9 x 4) x (0.1 x 0.1). What two decimals is he multiplying?
0.9 x 0.4
300
0.7 x 0.5 = 0.35
300
A red-bellied snake is 11.5 inches long. A ring-necked snake is 1.4 times as long as the red-bellied snake. How much longer is the ring-necked snake than the red-bellied snake?
4.6 inches