Decimal x Whole Number
Decimal x Decimal
Mental Math
Describe the Error
100

2.5 x 5

12.5

100

3.12 x 7.8

24.336

100

3.19 x 100

319

100

0.2 x 0.4 =0.8

Forgot to insert a zero after the decimal to hold the place value.  There were two digits after the decimal in the problem, so there should be two digits after the decimal in the answer. 

200

3.7 x 2 

7.4

200

3.62 x 1.4

5.068

200

45.6 x 1000

45,600

200

2.58 x 1000 = 258

They only moved the decimal twice instead of three times. 

300

19.34 x 5 

96.70

300

84.5 x 5.5 

464.75

300

0.05 x 100 

5

300

6.81 x 7 = 467.7

There were two digits after the decimal in the problem, so there should be two digits after the decimal in the product. 

400

28 x 0.19

5.32

400

0.05 x 0.7 

0.035

400

1.75 times ten to the zero power 

1.75

400

6.34 x 5.2 = 32.966

They added the four and two instead of multiplying. The correct answer is 32.968

500

84 x 0.24

20.16

500

0.05 x 0.6

0.030 or 0.03

500

0.01 x 30

0.3

500

3.4 x 5.2 = 1768

There is no decimal! They forgot to put it back in the product. 

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