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Multiply Decimals by Whole Numbers
Multiply Decimals
Word Problems
Word Problems 2
100

0.7 x 0.01

=0.007

100

2.4 x 7

= 16.8

100

0.22 x 4.1

= 0.902

100

A sugar glider weighs 0.35 times the weight of a squirrel. The squirrel weighs 14.9 ounces. How much does the sugar glider weigh?

= 5.215 ounces

100

You have 3 strands of lights that are each 10.8 feet long. You buy 5 strands of lights that are each 16.25 feet long. How many feet of lights do you have in all?

= 113.65 feet

200

2.51 x 104

= 25,100

200

8.15 x 3

= 24.45

200

1.4 x 1.6

= 2.24

200

Nutritionists recommend that fifth-graders should consume about 5 ounces of protein each day. One serving of yogurt contains 0.6 ounces of protein. You eat 2.5 servings of yogurt in 1 day. Do you consume enough protein for the day by eating yogurt? Explain.

No, you DO NOT eat enough protein from the yogurt. 

0.6 x 2.5 = 1.5 ounces 

WHICH IS UNDER the recommended 5 ounces

200

Each day, you ride your bike from home to school and back. Your school is 0.9 miles from home. How far do you ride your bike in 10 days?

18 miles

300

3.14 x ________ = 0.314

= 0.1

300

34 x 7.2

= 244.8

300

12.41 x 6.2

= 76.942

300

Landscaping rocks cost $0.35 per pound. A landscaper buys 86.4 pounds of rocks with $40. How much change does she receive?

= $9.76

300

The London Eye is a 443-foot-tall Ferris wheel. A model is 0.01 times as tall as the actual Ferris wheel. How much taller is the actual London Eye than the model?

438.57 feet

400

________________ x 0.01 = 1.879

= 187.9

400

10.75 x 24

= 258

400

46.5 x 0.73

= 33.945

400

A gallon of milk cost $0.82 in 1960. In 2015, it cost $0.03 more than 4 times the cost in 1960. How much did a gallon of milk cost in 2015?

= $3.31 for a gallon of milk in 2015

400

The stories of a residential building are 3.2 meters tall. The stories of an office building are 0.4 meters taller than the stories in the residential building. the office building has 12 stories. How tall is the office building?

43.2 meters

500

_________ x 10= 6,209

= 6.209

500

23.66 x 19

= 449.54

500

18.3 x 9.27

= 169.641

500

Two friends eat at a restaurant for $34. They calculate the tip by multiplying $34 by 0.18. How much do they pay for the meal, including the tip?

= $40.12 total

500

A pair of shoes costs $35. Joey has a coupon to pay 0.8 of the price. Jaci has a $10 off coupon. Who will pay more? Explain.

Joey will pay more.

Joey's price: 

0.8 x 35 = $28

Jaci's price:

35 - 10 = $25

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