Practice Set · Part 1
Multiply Decimals
Pick up where we left off
Where we left off
Our goal: With my small group, I can multiply decimals and place the decimal point correctly in the product — one step at a time, with support.
The big idea: Multiply as if the numbers were whole. Then give the product as many decimal places as both factors have together.
Model to copy — Example 1 · Multiply two decimals
- One meter of cloth costs $12.60. What is the cost of 4.5 meters? Find 4.5 × 12.60.
- Write one meter in the table: 1 m → $12.60
- Find the scale factor: 4.5 ÷ 1 = 4.5
- Multiply as if there were no decimal points: 45 × 1260 = 56700
- Put the point 3 places from the right: 1 + 2 = 3; 56700 → 56.700
- Check with an estimate: 5 × 13 = 65
- 4.5 meters cost $56.70.
Start here
You did these with your group. Now do them on your own — the model above is yours to copy.
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Same stepsFinish what the group started. Use the model above, step for step.
Let's do one together: Multiply 0.4 × 0.7. Multiply like whole numbers. What is 4 × 7? (4 × 7 = 28) How many decimal places are in 0.4 and 0.7 together? (1 + 1 = 2 places) Put the point 2 places from the right in 28. What do you get? (0.28)My first step is ___ , because the problem asks for ___ .
Show your work - 2
Warm restartWhat is 3.2 + 4.5?
- A7.5
- B7.7
- C8.7
- D77
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Warm restartWhat is 14.6 + 3.85?
- A17.45
- B18.35
- C18.45
- D18.55
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Warm restartWhat is 20.3 − 7.48?
- A12.18
- B12.82
- C12.92
- D13.82
Practice Set · Part 2
Multiply Decimals
Keep going
You answered these out loud. Now write them.
Answer, then say how you know — the reason is the part that counts.
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Think it through3.5 × $6.80 = ?
- A$2.38
- B$21.80
- C$23.80
- D$238.00
Why is that the answer?
I chose ___ because ___ .
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Think it throughRound to estimate: about how much should the deli meat cost?
- Aabout $2.80
- Babout $14
- Cabout $28
- Dabout $280
How do you know?
I chose ___ because ___ .
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Think it throughA student answered $238.00. What went wrong?
- AThey added instead of multiplying
- BThey rounded too early
- CThey used the wrong price
- DThey put the decimal point in the wrong place
Explain your thinking.
I chose ___ because ___ .
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Back to the modelHow did estimating by rounding help you sort the products? How do you decide where to place the decimal in the exact product?
I estimated ___ x ___ by rounding to ___ x ___ = ___, which told me the product is ___ than 20.
Practice Set · Part 3
Multiply Decimals
Words and reasoning
Word bank · Banco de palabras
Use the words
Fill each blank with a word from the bank.
- The answer to a multiplication problem is the ___.
- The dot that separates whole numbers from parts of a whole is the ___.
- Finding an answer that is close but not exact, to check if a product is reasonable, is to ___.
- The value a digit has based on its position is its ___.
Explain the thinking
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Find the mistakeAnother student made this exact mistake in this lesson. Explain why it is wrong, then write what they should have done.
The mistake: A common mistake in Multiply Decimals is counting decimal places from only one factor instead of adding the decimal places from BOTH factors. - 10
Say moreWhen you multiplied 4.5 × 12.60, how did you decide where to put the decimal point in the product?
I counted ___ decimal places in the factors.
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Change one numberGo back to Part 1 and pick one problem you already solved. Change one number in it, then solve your new version. Show every step.
If ___ changed to ___ , then ___ .
Show your work
Practice Set · Part 4
Multiply Decimals
Show what you know
Last check
These two come from Lesson 2.11. If they are shaky, that is the lesson to revisit — not this one.
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Show what you knowQuick check — you've got this: What is 4.6 × 2.3?
- A1.058
- B10.48
- C10.58
- D105.8
Explain your choice.
I know it is ___ because ___ .
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From Lesson 2.11Quick check — you've got this: What is 32.6 − 14.85?
- A17.25
- B17.75
- C17.85
- D18.75
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From Lesson 2.11Did she beat her personal record of 7.5 minutes?
- ANo, because 7.43 > 7.5
- BYes, because 7.43 < 7.5
- CNo, because 7.43 and 7.5 are equal
- DYou cannot compare them
Be honest — this tells your teacher what to do next
| I can… | Not yet | Getting there | Got it |
|---|---|---|---|
| I can multiply decimals and place the decimal point correctly in the product — one step at a time, with support. | |||
| I can explain why it works: Multiply as if the numbers were whole. Then give the product as many decimal places as both factors have… | |||
| I can talk through each step out loud using a sentence frame and the lesson's key words. |
One question I want to ask my group next time