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Multiplication of Decimals

1. To multiply decimals, multiply the numbers as whole numbers and count the total number of decimal places in the factors. Place the decimal point in the product so that it has that total number of decimal places. 2. To multiply a decimal by a power of 10, move the decimal point in the decimal the same number of places as the power of 10. For 10, 100, 1000, etc, move the decimal point to the right. For 0.1, 0.01, 0.001, etc, move the decimal point to the left.

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Multiplication of Decimals

1. To multiply decimals, multiply the numbers as whole numbers and count the total number of decimal places in the factors. Place the decimal point in the product so that it has that total number of decimal places. 2. To multiply a decimal by a power of 10, move the decimal point in the decimal the same number of places as the power of 10. For 10, 100, 1000, etc, move the decimal point to the right. For 0.1, 0.01, 0.001, etc, move the decimal point to the left.

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Multiplication

of
Decimals
Number Sentence:
35. 75 x 12 = N

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Steps in Multiplying Decimals
1. Multiply the decimals in the
same way we multiply the
whole number. 1 1 1

2. The number of decimal 35.75


places in the product is
x 12 1

equal to the number of 171 5 0


decimal places in all the + 3 5 75
factors. 4 2 9.0 0
Jessa paid ₱429.00.
Multiplication
of Decimals
and Powers of
10
Multiplication of Decimals and Powers of 10

a. 5.34 x 10 = 53.4 Move the decimal point 1 place to the RIGHT.


1 zero
Move the decimal point 2 places to the
b. 5.892 x 100 = 589.2 RIGHT.
2 zeroes

Move the decimal point 3


c. 0.00354 x 1000 = 003.54 places to the RIGHT.
3 zeroes
3.54
To multiply a decimal by 10, 100, 1000… just move the decimal
point to the RIGHT.
Multiplication of Decimals and Powers of 10

37.9 x 0.1 =3.79 Move the decimal point 1 place to the


LEFT.
1 decimal place

35.86 x 0.01 = 0.3586 Move the decimal point 2 places to


the LEFT.
2 decimal places

Move the decimal point 3


21.983 x 0.001 = 0.021983 places to the LEFT.
3 decimal places

To multiply a decimal by 0.1, 0.01, 0.001 … move the


decimal point to the LEFT.

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