Multiply Positive & Negative Decimals
What is 2.5 * –3?
–7.5
What is 6.4 ÷ -0.8?
-8
What is 2/3 ÷ –1/6?
–4
What is –3/4 * 2/5
–3/10
Brandon bikes 9 miles for his triathlon. There are water stops every 1 1/2 miles. How many water stops are there?
6 stops
What is –4.2 * 1.5?
–6.3
What is –74.4 ÷ 18.6?
-4
Rewrite this expression using multiplication
4/5 / -1/2?
4/5 x -2/1
What is -4/5 × 3/2?
-6/5 (or -1 1/5)
A student spends $1.74 each day for 4.5 days. Each amount is recorded as a negative change.
What is the total change in their money?
-7.83
What is -1.8 × 2.5?
-4.5
What is 4.8 ÷ –0.6?
–8
What is -8 ÷ 3 1/5?
-40/16 or -2 8/16
What is –2/3 * –9/10?
3/5
A farm has 50 3/4 pounds of hay for it's cows in the winter. If there are 5 cows, how much hay will each cow get?
50.75/5 = 10.15 lbs per cow
What is 3.75 * –0.4?
–1.5
A food truck owned by 5 best friends, loses $350 their first month of business. They decide to share the loss equally. Write and solve an expression that will show each owner's share of the loss.
-350/5= -70
What is 2 1/4 ÷ –3 3/4?
–36/60
What is 5/6 × -3/4?
-5/8
Henley is selling squishies. She spends $2.50 on them and sells them for $3.25 each. Calculate her profit. She gives away 9 to her friends on their birthdays, how much did she lose in profit?
profit 3.25-2.50 = .75.
.75 x -9 = -6.75
What is –2.34 * 3.2
–7.488
An airplane descends 20.75 km in 2 1/2 hours. What is the change in height per hour?
–20.75/2.5 = -8.3 km per hour
Jalen lost 15 yards in 1 1/2 plays. Represent this as a a unit rate of yards per play.
At this rate, where will Jalen be after 6 plays?
-15 / 1 1/2 = -10
-10 x 6 = -60
What is 2 2/5 * –1 1/2?
–3 3/5
70-34= 36 (drop in temperature -36)
-36/ 4.5= -8 degrees per hour