NAME ______________________________ DATE _______________

DAILY PRACTICE

Jumping Animals

On the imaginary planet Rhomaar, animals jump exactly the same distance each time they jump.

Animal Length of Jump
Flickerbill 0.45 cm
Spiraltail 5.2 cm
Krink 13.6 cm
Trifoot 30.9 cm
Fastwalker 7.8 cm

Solve the following problems. Write an equation and show how you solved each problem.

  • 1 The Flickerbill made 24 jumps to cross a bridge. How far did it jump?

  • 2 How far does the Krink go if it makes 8 jumps?

  • 3 The Spiraltail made 36 jumps searching for food. How far did it jump?

  • 4 How far does the Fastwalker jump if it makes 29 jumps?

  • 5 How far does the Flickerbill go if it makes 62 jumps?

NOTE

Students solve multiplication problems involving decimals.

MWI Multiplying Decimals


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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