6-16 Multiplying Decimals.notebook
6-16 Multiplying Decimals.notebook
6-16 Multiplying Decimals.notebook
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6<strong>16</strong> <strong>Multiplying</strong> <strong>Decimals</strong>.<strong>notebook</strong>February 23, 2015Today we will look at multiplication of decimals. Have a look at the examplebelow. Do you notice anything familiar?How about in this case?When you are multiplying decimals, you can follow the following steps:1) Multiply the numbers, ignoringthe decimals places.2) Estimate the answer byrounding.3) Use the answer to step 1,shifting the decimal to match themagnitude of step 2.Feb 1312:11 PMLet's try a few.a) 1.5 X 4.3 b) 6.1 X 2.9 c) 0.8 X 0.7*Note that when you multiply byless than one, it gets smaller.HW Pg 147 # 4, #5, #6, #7 and #10Feb 1312:28 PM3
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