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Multiplying

Decimals

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Review
Decimals are read as “and”

5 1 8
___ , ___ ___ ___ 2 1
___ ___ ___ ___

Ten Thousandths
Thousandths
Thousands

Hundredths
Hundreds

Tens

Tenths
One
s

Read as 518 and 21 hundredths


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Multiplying Decimals
Steps in Multiplying Decimals

Step 1: Write the problem vertically.


Step 2: Ignore the decimal point(s) and multiply.
Determine where the decimal point goes
Step 3:
in the product.

Place the decimal point in the answer


by counting how many places the
decimal point has moved.
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Multiplying Decimals
Multiply 3 x 0.14

0.14 3 x 0.14 0.42

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Multiplying Decimals
Multiply 3 x 0.14
1
0.14 Step 1: Write the problem vertically

x 3 Step 2: Ignore the decimal points


0 42 and multiply

Step 3: Determine where the decimal


0.42 point goes in the product.

The decimal moves two places to the left.


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Multiplying Decimals
Multiply 5 x 0.18

5 x 0.18 0.90

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Multiplying Decimals
Multiply 5 x 0.18
4
0.18 Step 1: Write the problem vertically

x 5 Step 2: Ignore the decimal points


0 90 and multiply

Step 3: Determine where the decimal


0.90 point goes in the product.

The decimal moves two places to the left.


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Multiplying Decimals
Multiply 0.2 x 0.6

x =

0.2 0.6 0.2 x 0.6 = 0.12

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Multiplying Decimals
Multiply 0.2 x 0.6
0.2 Step 1: Write the problem vertically

x 0.6 Step 2: Ignore the decimal points


0 12 and multiply

Step 3: Determine where the decimal


0. 12 point goes in the product.

The decimal moves two places to the left.


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Multiplying Decimals
Multiply 0.4 x 0.7

x =

0.4 0.7 0.4 x 0.7= 0.28

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Multiplying Decimals
Multiply 0.4 x 0.7
0.4 Step 1: Write the problem vertically

x 0.7 Step 2: Ignore the decimal points


0 28 and multiply

Step 3: Determine where the decimal


0. 28 point goes in the product.

The decimal moves two places to the left.


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Multiplying Decimals
HOW MANY DECIMAL PLACES?

1) 0.28 x 3.1
0.28 2 decimal places
 3.1 1 decimal place
0.868 2 + 1 = 3 decimal places
2) 2.53 x 0.4
2.53 2 decimal places
 0.4 1 decimal place
1.012 1 + 2 = 3 decimal places
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Multiplying Decimals
1 21
1) 0.16 2) 70 1
3) 0.0048
x 30 x 1.2 x 32
0 00 1 40 010 9 6
480 +7 0 0 01 440
480 840 01 536

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