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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...
Krista King Math
Decimal Arithmetic
Teach the four operations with decimal numbers while focusing on the algorithms. The video instructor demonstrates one example each of adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing with decimal numbers. She explains the steps of each...
Curated OER
Multiplying Decimals
See how easy it is to multiply decimals. This clip shows learners that when you multiply decimal numbers, you multiply the same as you would a whole number, then plug in the decimal point at the end.
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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...
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...
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How Do You Multiply Two Numbers Using Scientific Notation?
Numbers with lots of zeros, lots and lots of zeros. Decimal points to the left and decimal points to the right. Now multiply these numbers. Daunting. There's a shorter way to do it, use scientific notation. The teacher demonstrates just...
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...
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How Do You Solve a Decimal Equation Using Multiplication?
Solve this algebraic equation in one step by using the multiplication property of equality. Not sure what that property is? Then watch this video and see the instructor work out this problem. These are decimal numbers so make sure to use...
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How Do You Turn a Decimal Into a Percent?
Multiply a decimal number by 100 to get a percent number. Or take a shortcut and merely move the decimal point two places to the right. But don't forget to write the percent sign after you move the decimal. Otherwise it's just a number...
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How Do You Solve a Decimal Inequality Using Subtraction?
Isolate the variable to solve any equation. This equation happens to be an inequality but is solved no different than if it were just an equation. Use the subtraction property of inequality to solve this given problem. The numbers are...
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How Do You Divide a Decimal by a Decimal?
Many learners would look at this decimal division problem and just skip it. Don't let them do that! Figure out how to help your learners master long division. The teacher helps make decimals and long division seem doable.
Krista King Math
Decimal Equations
Extend your classes' understanding of solving equations by introducing decimals into the mix! Here, a video tutorial shows how to convert decimals to integers in an equation by multiplying by powers of 10. Shows three examples of...
Virtual Nerd
How Do You Use an Equation to Find a Part of a Whole?
Watch the instructor change a percent into a decimal and multiply it by the original number to determine the percent. One idea would be to embed this video in a PowerPoint presentation, or assign it as homework with your flipped...
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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.
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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.
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Taking Percentages
There are two percentage concepts covered in an informative video. The first is how to find a given percent of a given number; the second concept shows learners how to find a number when the percent is given. Sal finishes by...
Math Antics
Finding a Percent of a Number
Use the knowledge of multiplying fractions to find a percent of a number. The video builds the process to find the percent of a number by recalling that the word of in fraction problems meant to multiply. Finding the percent of a number...
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How Do You Figure Out a Percent of Change?
First identify the parts of the word problem. Next identify the variable, decide what formula to use, figure out the quantities, insert the quantities into the equation, and now solve. There are many parts to solving this word problem so...
Corbett Maths
Decimals to Percentages
Complete a quick conversion. Pupils view the short video to learn the process to convert a decimal to a percent. The scholars then practice the skill with two worksheets, giving them a chance to better understand the concept.
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How Do You Use an Equation to Find a Part of a Whole?
Watch the instructor change a percent into a decimal in order to multiply the two values to get the percent of a number.
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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.
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How Do You Do Long Division?
Figure out how to do a long division problem that has a resulting remainder. What happens with the remainder? Why not just divide it out to get a decimal value? Watch this video to see what the instructor does with the remainder in this...
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Solve Problems Involving Scientific Notation
This presentation takes the topic of scientific notation past the basics to look at some more complicated problems of simplifying numbers in scientific notation. Specifically, they cover multiplying a number in scientific notation by a...
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Estimating Surface Area
Kids might enjoy this dramatic presentation on estimating surface area. The fake Transylvanian accent is a bit distracting but the problem solving practices are sound. Dr. Crazy Pants rounds his decimal measurements then multiplies...