Powers of 10
Decimal by Whole Number
Powers of 10
Word Problems
Decimal by Whole Number
100

5.32 x 10

53.2

100

5 x 1.5

7.5

100

8.8 x 10

88

100

Maya has 5 bones in her dog bed.  Kobe has 1.5 times as many bones in his dog bed.  How many bones does Kobe have in his dog bed?

7.5 bones

100

5.2 x 1

5.2

200

72.18 x 1/10

7.218

200

6 x 0.6

3.6

200

27.53 x 1,000

27,530

200

Bob’s neighbor pays him $6 each hour to rake leaves. His neighbor says he will pay Bob 1.75 times that amount to mow the lawn.

How much will Bob get paid each hour to mow his neighbor’s lawn?

$10.50

200

6.2468896434233 x 0

0

300

16.15 x 1000

16,150

300

12 x 0.7

8.4

300

2 x .01

.02

300

Dharma multiplies 5.92 and 6.

How many digits should be to the right of the decimal point in the product?

2 digits

300

1.62 x 9

14.58

400

43.5 x .01

0.435

400

28 x 1.7

47.6

400

0.85 x 1000

850

400

Benito claims that the product  9×6.77 is equal to 6.093.

Is he correct? Explain

He is not correct because he put the decimal point in the wrong place.  It should be between the 0 and the 9.

400

852 x 0.5

426

500

1.8 x .001

0.0018

500

102 x 0.38

38.76

500
1/1000 x 12.31

0.01231

500

Mr. D bought 6.5 pizzas for his party.  Mr. Armstrong bought 2.5 times as many pizzas as Mr. D for his party.  How many pizzas did Mr. Armstrong buy?

16.25 Pizzas

500

9.12 x 2.4

21.888