✖️ Decimal Multiplication
A runner runs 2.5 miles each day for 4 days. How far do they run in total?
10 miles
You have $6.00. Each snack costs $1.50. How many snacks can you buy?
4 snacks
You buy a snack for $2.25 and a drink for $1.50. How much do you spend?
$3.75
A recipe needs 1.75 cups of sugar per cake. You are baking 3 cakes. How many cups of sugar do you need in total?
5.25 cups
“I bought 3 items at $2.20 each. I added 3 + 2.20 = 5.20” What is wrong with this sentence?
It should be 3 x 2.20
3.4 x 1.5 =
5.1
A rope is 4.8 meters long. It is cut into pieces of 0.6 meters. How many pieces are there?
8 pieces
A notebook costs $1.20. You buy 3 notebooks. How much do you spend?
$3.60
A runner runs 1.5 miles per day for 4 days and 2 miles on the 5th day. How far did they run total?
8 miles
“6 ÷ 0.5 = 3 because dividing makes numbers smaller.” Is this correct?
No
4.6 x 2.3=
10.58
9.6 ÷ 0.8 =
12
You have $10.00. You buy 3 items at $2.59 each. How much money is left?
$2.23
You buy 3 items at $2.44 each and 2 items at $1.50 each. What is the total cost?
$10.32
A student said that 4.8 ÷ 0.6 = 0.8. Fix their mistake.
4.8 ÷ 0.6 = 8
A ribbon is 1.25 meters long. You need 6 pieces. How much ribbon total?
7.5 meters
You have 12.5 pounds of clay. Each student gets 0.5 pounds. How many students get clay?
25 students
You made $16.53 working for 3 hours. How much money did you make each hour?
$5.51
You start with $15.00. You buy 4 items at $2.27 each. How much money is left?
$5.92
A student says: “3.2 × 1.5 = 4.7” Is this correct? Explain
No. They added across.
A runner jogs 2.75 miles each day for 3 days. What is the total distance?
8.25 miles
8.4 ÷ 1.2 =
7
You buy 2 items at $4.25 each and 3 items at $1.50 each. What is the total cost?
$13.00
You have $25. You buy: 4 items at $2.75 each and 3 items at $1.50 each. Do you have enough? How much do you have left?
Yes. $9.50
Two students solve 6.4 ÷ 0.8 differently. Student A says 8, Student B says 0.8. Who is correct and why?
Student A