Create Your Own Decimal x Decimal Models 0. 4 x 0. 4 0. 6 x 0. 8 0. 2 x 0. 5 0. 9. x 0. 9
Partial products can help, especially when multiplying whole numbers to decimals. 3 x 8. 9 = 3 x 8 plus 3 x 0. 9 = 24 + 2. 7 = 26. 7 80 x 6. 5 = 65 x 2. 4 = 200 x 5. 75 =
Step 1: Step 2: Write the problem vertically. Ignore the decimal points. Step 3: Determine where the decimal goes in the product
Step 1: Step 2: Write the problem vertically. Ignore the decimal points. 57. 1 x 6. 4 571 x 64 Notice that the decimal in the product is in the 100 ths place. Step 3: Determine where the decimal goes in the product 57. 1 x 6. 4 2284 34260 365. 44
EXAMPLE… PLACE THE DECIMAL POINT… JUSTIFY!
11. 68 x 2. 4 ____________ Notice…The decimal points are NOT aligned!
Area Models 0. 9 meters 0. 9 x 0. 3 = 0. 27 meters x meters = meters 2 0. 3 meters 0. 27 meters 2 2. 5 miles 1. 5 miles
Area Models 0. 8 meters 0. 35 meters 3. 5 miles 1. 75 miles