Practice Multiplication (total Decimal Places Rule) (2.2.3.2) - Unit 1: Number Sense & Operations: Foundations for Fluency
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Multiplication (Total Decimal Places Rule)

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

Multiply 0.6 by 0.4. What is the product?

💡 Hint: Add the decimal places first.

Question 2 Easy

What is 0.9 times 0.2?

💡 Hint: Consider how many decimal places there are.

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Question 1

What determines the placement of the decimal point in multiplication?

The larger number
Total Decimal Places
Half the sum of decimal places

💡 Hint: Think about how you calculated decimal places earlier.

Question 2

True or False: The decimal point does not matter when multiplying decimals.

True
False

💡 Hint: Recall our discussions about decimal placement.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

James buys 1.25 kg of candy priced at $4.50 per kg. What is the total cost?

💡 Hint: First, multiply as if they are whole numbers, then adjust the decimal point.

Challenge 2 Hard

A rectangle has a length of 5.6 meters and a width of 0.3 meters. What is the area?

💡 Hint: Count how many decimal places each measurement has before multiplying.

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