Let us warm up with some practice

105 =
2 x 14 + 2 x 6 =
2x1+2x1=
6.8 + 6.8 + 10.2 + 10.2 =

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 Multiplying Decimals by Whole Numbers

When multiplying a decimal by a whole

number, multiply as with whole numbers
Then use estimation to place the decimal
point in the product.
You can also count the number of decimal
places

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 Multiplying Decimals by Whole Numbers

Example: Find 14.2 x 6

Method 1:
– Use estimation
Round 14.2 to 14
14.2 x 6 ->14x6 or 84
14.2
x 6
85.2
(Since the estimate is 84, place the
decimal point after the 5)

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Multiplying Decimals by Whole Numbers

Example: Find 14.2 x 6

Method 2:
– Count decimal places
14.2 There is one place to the
right of the decimal point.
x 6
85.2 Count the same number of
places from right to left.

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Multiplying Decimals by Whole Numbers

Your turn! Find 11.4 x 8

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If there are not enough decimal places in the product, you
need to add zero to the left.
For example:
– Find 2 x 0.018
0.018 There are three decimal places.
x 2
0.036 Annex a zero to the left of 36 to make
three decimal places.

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Your turn! Multiply 3 x 0.02

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 Multiplying Decimals

When multiplying a decimal by a decimal, multiply

as with whole numbers.
To place the decimal point, find the sum of the
number of decimal places in each factor.
The product has the same number of decimal places.

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 Multiplying Decimals
For example: Find 4.2 x 6.7
4.2 One decimal place Estimate 4.2 x 6.7 ->4x7 or 28

x 6.7 One decimal place

294
252
28.14 Two decimal places

The product is 28.14. Compared to the estimate, the product is reasonable.

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 Multiplying Decimals

Your turn! Multiply 0.014 x 3.7

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 Dividing Decimals by Whole Numbers

Dividing a decimal by a whole number is similar

to dividing whole numbers

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 Dividing Decimals by Whole Numbers
Divide a decimal by a 1-Digit Number
– Find 6.8 ÷ 2. Estimate 6 ÷ 3 = 3

3 .4
2 6 .8
6
08
6.8 ÷ 2 = 3.4 Compared to the
estimate, the quotient is reasonable. 8
00
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Your turn! Find 3.49 ÷ 4

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Divide a decimal by a 2-Digit Number
– Find 7.49 ÷ 14. Estimate 10 ÷ 10 = 1

0.535 Place the decimal point

14 7.490
70
049
 42
070 Annex a zero and continue dividing

070
000 7.49 ÷ 14 = 0.535 Compared to
the estimate, the quotient is reasonable.

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 Dividing Decimals by Whole Numbers

Your turn! Find 1087.9 ÷ 46

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Dividing Decimals by Whole Numbers

Round a Quotient:
– Usually, when you divide decimals
the answer does not come out
evenly.
– You need to round the quotient to a
specified place-value position.
– Always divide to one more place-
value position than the place to
which you are rounding.

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Round a Quotient:
– Example: Seth purchased 3 video games for $51.79,
including tax. If each game costs the same amount, what
was the price of each game in dollars?

17.263 Place the decimal point

3 51.790
3 Divide as with whole numbers
21
21
007
006
0019
To the  018
nearest cent, Divide until you place a digit in the
the cost in 00010
thousandths place.
dollars is  009
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 Dividing Decimals by Whole Numbers

Your turn!
– The table shows how much money Halley made in one
week for a variety of jobs. To the nearest cent, what was
her average pay for these three jobs?

Jobs Pay in a week

Baby-sitting $50.00

Pet-sitting $10.50

Lawn work $22.50

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 Dividing by Decimals

When dividing by decimals, change

the divisor into a whole number.
To do this, multiply both the divisor
and the dividend by the same
power of 10.
Then divide as with whole numbers.

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 Dividing by Decimals

Example: Find 14.19 ÷ 2.2

Multiply by 10 to 6.45 Place the decimal point
make a whole 22 141.90 Divide as with whole
number numbers
132
2.2 14.19 0099
Multiply by the
 088
same number, 10 00110 Annex a zero to continue

 0110
00000
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 Dividing by Decimals

Your turn!
– Divide 0.4 ÷ 0.0025

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 Let us practice!

Find 12.9 x 7

Find 0.82 x 4

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 Let us practice!

Find 0.04 x 5.1

Find 0.04 x 0.0063

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 Let us practice!

Find 203.84 ÷ 32

Find 136.5 ÷ 35

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 Let us practice!

Divide
0.08 5.2

0.25 0.155
Divide

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 REMEMBER

To check your answer for a division problem,

you can multiply the quotient by the
(dividend, divisor)

When dividing a decimal by a whole

number, place the decimal point in the
quotient directly (below, above) the
decimal point found in the dividend.

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Good Job!

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