Multiplying Decimals
5th Grade · Math · 60 min· Ccss 5.nbt.b.7
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Learning Objective
I can multiply decimals to the hundredths place using models or strategies.
- 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.
