Multiplying Decimals
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Objective
I can multiply decimals to the hundredths place using models or strategies.
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Warm-up video
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Key concepts
3 concepts
- 1
When multiplying decimals, first line up the numbers to the right side, ignoring the decimal points initially.
- 2
After multiplying as if the numbers are whole numbers, count the total number of decimal places in the original problem.
- 3
Move the decimal point in your answer from the right to the left the same number of places as you counted in the original problem.
Part 3 of 4
Practice
12 questions
When multiplying decimals, what is the first step you should take?
Explain in your own words how to multiply 2.5 by 3.
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Exit ticket
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“Solve 2.1 × 1.4. Show your work.”
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