In this unit, students will be expected to multiply decimals. More specifically, they will expected to:
Below is an example from CoolMath.com of how to multiply a decimal by a whole number. A more detailed explanation from CoolMath.com can be found here. A video tutorial from Math Playground can be found here.
- Multiply any decimal by 10, 100, or 1000
- Determine the placement of the decimal point using estimation
- Multiply a decimal (up to hundredths) by a whole number
- Multiply a decimal by a decimal
Below is an example from CoolMath.com of how to multiply a decimal by a whole number. A more detailed explanation from CoolMath.com can be found here. A video tutorial from Math Playground can be found here.
Below is a model for multiplying decimals. I will briefly mention it in class and show how it works, but we will not study this method in depth and it will not be on the final assessment.