Curated OER
How Do You Multiply Decimals?
Using examples like 4.2 multiplied by 5.9, an instructor shows how to find the answer to these types of problems. She starts by explaining that the key to these problems involves ignoring the decimal points until you've multiplied the...
Corbett Maths
Multiplying Decimals
Make a point to carefully place the decimal point. By watching an educational video, pupils learn how to multiply decimals. They see that they need to multiply as if there are no decimal points, then hear how to correctly place the...
EngageNY
The Distributive Property and the Products of Decimals
Make multiplication of decimals easier by applying the distributive property. Pupils investigate how they can use the distributive property to multiply decimals. After learning the strategy, they work on some practice problems at...
Curated OER
How Do You Multiply Decimals?
Find the product of numbers that have decimals. First, ignore the decimals and multiply the integers. Second, count the place values of the decimals for each value given. Third, add the values together. Fourth, place the decimal in the...
EngageNY
Grade 5 Math Module 1, Topic E, Lesson 11
Let your understanding of multiplying decimals flourish and multiply. After briefly reviewing place value concepts and how to add and subtract decimals, scholars learn to multiply a decimal fraction (like 0.6) by a whole number. They use...
EngageNY
Fraction Multiplication and the Products of Decimals
Class members come up with a hypothesis on the number of decimal digits in the product of two decimals. Learners work in groups to complete several decimal multiplication problems. The results help groups develop a conjecture on the...
Curated OER
Dividing Decimals 2.1
Occasionally, in mathematics, there are "short cuts" one can take. Sal explains a quick way to divide decimals numbers. He demonstrates that in certain cases, simply shifting the decimal point to the left will result in a correct answer.
Illustrative Mathematics
Movie tickets
This is a good Common Core question that relates inflation to operations with decimals and rounding. Young learners are asked to find out if an amount of money can purchase the same amount of movie tickets in 2012 as it did in 1987. They...
EngageNY
Grade 5 Math Module 1, Topic A, Lesson 1
Extend the place value system. The first lesson plan in a series of 18 extends the place value system to millions through thousandths. Using place value charts, pupils see how the value of a digit changes as it moves places. Teachers use...
EngageNY
The Division Algorithm—Converting Decimal Division into Whole Number Division Using Fractions
Knowing the standard algorithm opens up a whole new world of division. Scholars learn how to convert division involving decimals to division involving whole numbers to use the standard algorithm. Knowing how to multiply with powers of...
Curated OER
How Do You Divide Decimals?
Converting decimals to whole numbers is explained. An instructor shows how to multiply a decimal to convert it to a whole number. She then goes on to explain how to find the answer to a division problem involving decimals.
EngageNY
The Division Algorithm—Converting Decimal Division into Whole Number Division Using Mental Math
Make math much simpler with mental math methods. The 16th installment in a series of 21 looks at ways scholars can apply mental math to convert division problems into easier problems with the same quotient. Multiplying or dividing both...
EngageNY
Grade 5 Math Module 1, Topic F, Lesson 16
See, decimal operations do come in handy! Pupils solve word problems that require adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing decimals. They use tape diagrams to express relationships and to identify the necessary operations to solve...
EngageNY
Grade 5 Math Module 1, Topic E, Lesson 12
Continuing from the previous instructional activity, scholars work on mastering the skill of multiplying decimal fractions by a whole number. The method employed in the instructional activity is to convert the decimal fraction to its...
Corbett Maths
Percentages: Multipliers for Increasing and Decreasing by a Percentage
Solve two-step percent problems with a single multiplication. By reviewing how to find the percent of a problem, the video introduces the idea of finding multipliers to find solutions for increasing or decreasing percent problems. Pupil...
Mathematics Assessment Project
Translating Between Repeating Decimals and Fractions
Model for your young mathematicians the process for converting repeating decimals to fractions. To demonstrate their understanding of the process, class members then complete and assessment task and participate in an activity matching...
Curated OER
Multiplying Fractions and Mixed Numbers
Here is a great video explaining how to multiply a fraction by a whole number. Sal shows students how to put a whole number over 1 in order to multiply it by a fraction. He simplifies his answer and writes it as a mixed number.
EngageNY
Converting Repeating Decimals to Fractions
Develop a process with your classes for converting repeating decimals to fractions. Through this process, pupils understand that any repeating decimal can be written as a fraction. The 10th lesson in this 25-part module helps reinforce...
Curated OER
How Do You Do Long Division with Decimals?
Review some long division that contains a decimal number. Do the division first and when that is completed then figure out where the decimal goes in the answer. Just don't let those decimals make you crazy about doing the long division.
Curated OER
Fractions Forever!
Middle schoolers identify proper, improper fractions, and mixed numbers. They reduce fractions to their lowest terms. They add and subtract fractions with different denominators, and multiply and divide fractions, as well as decimal...
EngageNY
Grade 5 Math Module 1, Topic F, Lesson 13
After completing a fluency practice set on subtracting, multiplying, and comparing decimals, pupils begin learning about dividing decimals by whole numbers. They see how to use place value reasoning to find compatible numbers for...
Khan Academy
Multiplying And Dividing with Significant Figures
Sal takes out the big guns - or in this case, big calculator - in this video, which carries the concept of significant figures even further. Sal shows how to multiply and divide significant figures using both electronic and handwritten...
Curated OER
Multiplying Decimals and Mixed Numbers
Students practice multiplying decimals and/or mixed numbers, explore the effects of multiplying decimals and mixed numbers, and practice predicting the effects of multiplying a number by a decimal or mixed number.
Mathispower4u
Solve a Linear Equation With Decimals and Variables on Both Sides (Example)
Create better equation solvers! The video presentation tackles solving an equation with variables on both sides with decimal coefficients. The instructor explains how to multiply by a constant to eliminate the decimals before continuing...