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Multiplying a Decimal by a Whole Number

Subject Area: Mathematics (B.E.S.T.) | Grade Level: 5
Lesson Length: 30 minutes
Keywords/Tags: decimals, multiplication, whole numbers
Lesson Description: In this lesson, students will use different strategies to multiply a whole number by a decimal. Some of the strategies include using models, partial quotients, and the standard algorithm.

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Video : Multiply a Whole Number by a Decimal

Instructions: Please watch the following video as many times as needed before starting to go through other lesson pages. Understanding the content of the video is very important since the lesson activities will be all about this video content.

Description: Learn how to multiply a decimal by a whole number with Mr.J!

Quiz : Lesson Review Quiz

Instructions: Please complete this quiz by choosing the correct answer for each question. You can take this quiz as many times needed.

Question #1

What are the three steps Mr. J used to multiply a decimal by a whole number?

Student Response

Question #2

To determine where to place the decimal, you look at how many digits are behind, or to the right, of the decimal in the original problem.

A) True

B) False

Question #3

Multiplication is...

A) Associative

B) Communitive

C) Distributive

Question #4

When multiplying 8 x 2.19, how many digits will be behind the decimal in the product?

A) 0

B) 1

C) 2

D) 3

E) 4

Question #5

When multiplying 27.36 x 9, how many digits will be behind the decimal in the product?

A) 1

B) 2

C) 3

D) 4

E) 5

Question #6

Multiply.

0.2 x 6=

A) 6.2

B) 0.8

C) 12

D) 1.2

E) I am not sure

Question #7

Multiply.

1.5 x 4=

A) 5.5

B) 1.9

C) 6

D) 60

Question #8

Multiply

0.6 x 15

A) 15.6

B) 21

C) 90

D) 9.0

Question #9

Multiply

3.61 x 4=

A) 7.61

B) 14.44

C) 1,444

D) 3.65

Question #10

A recipe calls for 2.2 cups of flour to make a pizza. If Sara wants to make 8 pizzas, how much flour will she need to make all the pizzas?

A) 17.6 cups

B) 176 cups

C) 10.2 cups

D) 3 cups

Description: To review what you have learned from the video, you will complete this 10 question quiz.

Resources : Multiplying a Decimal by a Whole Number- Additional Resources

Instructions: Please see additional external resources below. Feel free visit each link to learn more about this lesson.

Multiplication Decimal and Whole Number Model Video
A video to use base ten blocks to represent multiplying decimals by whole numbers.

SplashLearn Multiplication Game
Practice multiplying a whole number by a decimal.

Skills Practice
Want more practice? Use this resource to practice multiplying whole numbers and decimals with more digits.

Description: This video uses base ten blocks to practice multiplying a decimal by a whole number.

Standards: None

Video : Multiply a Whole Number by a Decimal

Quiz : Lesson Review Quiz

Resources : Multiplying a Decimal by a Whole Number- Additional Resources