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Multiplying Decimals

In Problems 1–3, circle the correct answer and explain your thinking.

1 19 × 0.5 = 0.95 9.5 95
2 2.5 × 7 = 0.175 1.75 17.5
3 120 × 0.3 = 3.6 36 360

Solve Problems 4–5 and show your work. Use estimation and number sense to determine the magnitude (size) of the answer.

  • 4 Yumiko ran 0.35 mile a day for 9 days. How far did she run in 9 days?

  • 5 A marathon is 26.2 miles. How far did Benito run if he completed 3 marathons?


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Investigations 3 in Number, Data, and Space®, Student Activity Book Unit 1 Puzzles, Clusters, and Towers Unit 2 Prisms and Solids Unit 3 Rectangles, Clocks, and Tracks Unit 4 How Many People and Teams? Unit 5 Temperature, Height, and Growth Unit 6 Between 0 and 1 Unit 7 Races, Arrays, and Grids Unit 8 Properties of Polygons