Powers of 10
Whole # x decimal
Vocabulary
Multiplying Decimals
Challenge!
5
0.009 x 10
What is 0.09
5
9.8 x 2
What is 19.6?
5

Answer to a multiplication problem.

What is product?

5
0.05 x 4.5
What is 0.225?
5
Zach gets an allowance of $10 a week. He saves 0.2 of it. How much does he save each week?
What is $2?
10
0.45 x 100
What is 45?
10
0.67 x 8
What is 5.36?
10

Parts of a multiplication problems' solution.

What are partial products?

10
8.6 x 0.08
What is 0.688?
10
A new park will cover 17 acres. The planner will use 0.2 acres for a new basketball court. How much area will he use for the new court?
What is 3.4 acres?
15
3.1 x 1,000
What is 3,100?
15
0.457 x 3
What is 1.371?
15

A strategy to use before multiplying to know if your answer is reasonable.

What is estimating/rounding?

15
3.42 x 4.7
What is 16.074?
15
In Mrs. Parkerson's science class, each of the 32 students received 3.4 pounds of sugar for a project. How much sugar did the class use?
What is 108.8 pounds?
20
0.062 x 100
What is 6.2?
20
45 x 0.003
What is 0.135?
20

The following are operation story problem key words: of, product, per, and times.

What are multiplication problem key words?

20
9.1 x 11.6
What is 105.56?
20
3.57 x 4.6
What is 16.422?
30
2.89 x 10 2.89 x 100 2.89 x 1000
What is 28.9. 289. 2,890?
30
514 x 0.4
What is 205.6?
30

Types of numbers multiplied that will DECREASE a product.

What are numbers < 1?

30
0.28 x 3.7
What is 1.036?
30
Brett bought 12 new books at the book fair. He paid $1.25 for each book. What was his total cost for the books?
What is $15?