Walt Multiply Decimal

Numbers
WASW we can work out multiplication problems
involving numbers with decimal places
WASW we know where to place the decimal point in
our answer

Diagnostic Questions:

1.
2.
3.
4.

9 x 0.6
3.2 x 8.6
32.12 x 0.6
1.21 x 0.043

Diagnostic Questions:

1.
2.
3.
4.

5.4
27.52
19.272
0.05203

Revision
36 x 23 = ?
How do we usually approach
multiplication questions such as this?

Revision
36
x 23
108
720
828

We use a very similar

method to this one
when we multiply with
decimal numbers.

Question
9 x 0.6 = ?
DISCUSS: How might we work out
the answer?

Lets try one together:

6 x 1.3 = ?

Lets try one together:

6 x 1.3
We can think of 1.3 instead as
13 10.
So lets re-write this...

Lets try one together:

So lets re-write this

(6 x 13) 10
Now we can solve 6 x 13 like
we normally would...

Lets try one together:

Now we are left with:

78 10
And we know that dividing by
10 means moving the decimal
point one place to the left...

Lets try one together:

We can calculate the answer as:

78 10 = 7.8

Lets try one together:

And so, going back to the original

question:

6 x 1.3 = 7.8

Now its your turn...

1. 5 x 0.8
2. 3 x 4.2
3. 6 x 1.2

Now its your turn...

1. 4
2. 12.6
3. 7.2

Now for a harder one:

2.91 x 3.2
How might we solve this problem?

Now for a harder one:

Now that we understand how the
decimal place value works we can move
on to understanding a simpler method
for multiplying fractions...

2.91 x 3.2

2.91 x 3.2
2.91 x 3.2
We can ignore the decimals for
now and think of both numbers as
whole numbers...

2.91 x 3.2

291 x 32 =

291
x 32

2.91 x 3.2

291
x 32
9312

2.91 x 3.2
Now that we have our answer, we
need to add the decimal point
back in.
An easy way to do this:
Count the number of numbers
to the right of the decimal
places in the original question

291
x 32
9312

2.91 x 3.2

2.91 x 3.2
There are three numbers to the
right of the decimal points

2.91 x 3.2

9.3 1 2
And so we place a decimal in our
answer so that there are also three
numbers to the right of the decimal
point.

Now its your turn...

1. 2.91 x 3.2
2. 1.35 x 2.75
3. 4.6 x 2.32

Now its your turn...

1. 9.312
2. 3.7125
3. 10.672

Extension Questions
1. 1.21 x 0.043
2. 4.03 x 0.006
3. 0.0056 x 0.0603

Extension Questions
1. 0.05203
2. 0.02418
3. 0.00033768