DECIMALS

Rounding Decimals Review

and
Multiplying Decimals

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 Rounding Review
Decimals are read as “and”

5 1 8
___ , ___ ___ ___ 2 1
___ ___ ___ ___

Ten Thousandths
Thousandths
Hundredths
Ones
Thousands

Tenths
Tens
Hundreds

Read as 518 and 21 hundredths

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 Rounding Review
Find the number. Circle it.
Look next door.
4 or less just ignore.
5 or more add one more.
Example: Round 5368 to nearest hundreds.
Circle the 3 in the hundreds place.
Look next door at the 6.
It is 5 or more so add 1 more to the
hundreds place.
5368 rounds to 5400
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 Rounding Review
Round to the Round to the
nearest tenths nearest hundredths

2.876 31.6999
2.9 31.70

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 Rounding Review
Round to the Round to the
nearest tenths nearest hundredths

3.478 22.5972
3.5 22.60

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Multiplying Decimals
Steps for Multiplying Decimals
Step 1: Write the problem vertically.
Step 2: Ignore the decimal point(s) and multiply.
Determine where the decimal point
Step 3:
goes in the product.

Place the decimal point in the answer

by counting how many places the
decimal point has moved.
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Multiplying Decimals
Multiply 3 x 0.14

0.14 3 x 0.14 0.42

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Multiplying Decimals
Multiply 3 x 0.14
1
0.14 Step 1: Write the problem vertically

x 3 Step 2: Ignore the decimal points

0 42 and multiply

Step 3: Determine where the decimal

0.42 point goes in the product.

The decimal moves two places to the left

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Multiplying Decimals
Multiply 5 x 0.18

0.18 5 x 0.18 0.90

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 Multiplying Decimals
Multiply 5 x 0.18
4
0.18 Step 1: Write the problem vertically

x 5 Step 2: Ignore the decimal points

0 90 and multiply

Step 3: Determine where the decimal

0.90 point goes in the product.

The decimal moves two places to the left

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Multiplying Decimals
Multiply 0.2 x 0.6

0.2 0.6 0.2

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Multiplying Decimals
Multiply 0.2 x 0.6

0.2 0.6 0.2 x 0.6

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Multiplying Decimals
Multiply 0.2 x 0.6

0.2 0.6 0.2 x 0.6

= 0.12
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Multiplying Decimals
Multiply 0.2 x 0.6
0.2 Step 1: Write the problem vertically

x 0.6 Step 2: Ignore the decimal points

0 12 and multiply

Step 3: Determine where the decimal

0. 12 point goes in the product.

The decimal moves two places to the left

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Multiplying Decimals
Multiply 0.4 x 0.7

0.4 0.7 0.4

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Multiplying Decimals
Multiply 0.4 x 0.7

0.4 0.7 0.4 x 0.7

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Multiplying Decimals
Multiply 0.4 x 0.7

0.4 0.7 0.28

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Multiplying Decimals
Multiply 0.4 x 0.7
0.4 Step 1: Write the problem vertically

x 0.7 Step 2: Ignore the decimal points

0 28 and multiply

Step 3: Determine where the decimal

0. 28 point goes in the product.

The decimal moves two places to the left

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Multiplying Decimals
200 Move the
x .25 decimal
two places
100 0 to the left in
+ 4 000 your answer.

.
5000
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Multiplying Decimals
HOW MANY DECIMAL PLACES?
1) 3.1(0.28)
3.1 1 decimal place
 0.28 2 decimal places
0.868 1 + 2 = 3 decimal places
2) (0.4)(2.53)
0.4 1 decimal place
 2.53 2 decimal places
1.012 1 + 2 = 3 decimal places
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Multiplying Decimals
1 21
1) 0.16 2) 70 1
3) 0.0048
x 30 x 1.2 x 32
0 00 1 40 010 9 6
480 +7 0 0 01 440
480 840 01 536

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 Evaluate The Power
An exponent tells how many times a
number is multiplied by itself.
4 Exponent
Base
4
3
3 is written as 3 • 3 • 3 • 3 = 81
This exponent is read three to the fourth power.

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 Evaluate The Power
2
Evaluate (0.2)
This means (0.2)(0.2)
0.2
x 0.2
0 04

0. 04
The decimal goes moves two places to the left
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 Calculate Area With Decimals
0.58 Area = base x height
in.
4 in. Multiply 4 x 0.58
The decimal 2 3
0.58
moves two x 4
places to the 2 32 Area is
left. square units!
2
2.32 in
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 THE END!!!
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#5 Multiplying Decimals
1 Multiply 0.4 x 0.14
0.14
Step 1: Write the problem vertically
x 0.4
Step 2: Ignore the decimal points
0 0 56 and multiply
Step 3: Determine where the decimal
0.056 point goes in the product.

The decimal moves 3 places to the left.

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#6 Evaluate The Power
2
Evaluate (0.5)
This means (0.5)(0.5)
2 0.5
The decimal
moves two x 0.5
0 25
places to the left.

0. 25

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#7
The Area (A) is the number of square units
needed to cover a figure.
0.98 in Area = base x height
2 in. Multiply 2 x 0.98
1 1
The decimal 0.98
moves two x 2
places to the 1 96 Area is
left.
2 square units!
1.96 in
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