Multiplying Decimals
35.73 x 4
142.92
28.38
÷6
4.73
You need to line up the decimals to multiply. True or False
False
81.33 + 37.49
118.82
Miguel bought 15.4 meters of cloth to sew 7 identical cushion covers. How much cloth did Miguel use for each cushion cover?
Miguel used 2.2 meters of cloth for each cushion cover.
27.4 x 4 =
109.6
76.54
÷ 4
19.135
What is the first step to dividing decimals? (Don't think too hard)
Set up your problem as normal
53.60 + 60.79
114.39
David made some fruit punch by mixing mango juice and pineapple juice. He used 2.05 liters of mango juice and twice as much pineapple juice as mango juice to make the fruit punch.
6.84 x 300 =
2,052
64.4
÷5
12.88
What is the last step when multiplying decimals?
Count the decimal place values and put it in the the number so that you have the same number of place values as the problem
0.94 - 0.49
0.45
Tin A contains 4.08 liters of blue paint. Tin B contains 5.61 liters of white paint. Nathan mixed the paint from both tins. He then used 1.25 liters of the paint. How much paint did Nathan have left?
4.08 + 5.61 = 9.69 Nathan had 9.69 liters of paint.
9.69 minus 1.25 = 8.44.Nathan had 8.44 liters of paint left.
87.43 x 36 =
3,147.48
36.7
÷ 0.8
45.875
What is the 2nd step to dividing decimals?
Adjust the decimals so the divisor is an integer. Bring the decimal up to the answer line.
0.76 - 0.59
0.17
4 similar staplers cost $25 A stapler cost 5 times as much as a box of paper clips. Find the cost of a box of paper clips.
The cost of a box of paper clips was $1.25 cents.
674.5 x 0.23
155.135
50.4
÷ 0.7
72
What is the first step to multiplying decimals?
Set up your problem with the numbers aligned to the right.
6.14 - 2.58
3.56
The total mass of 2 similar clay pots and 2 similar metal pots is 13.2 kilograms. The mass of a clay pot is 3 times the mass of a metal pot. What is the mass of a clay pot?
The mass of a metal pot was 1.65 kilograms.
The mass of a clay pot was 4.95 kilograms.