5.2.1

Multiplying fractions and decimals

CPM CC1 5.2.1 - Making sense of multiplying decimals

​Talk in your teams. See if you can figure out how this problem is being solved.

​​Partial Products

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Old School

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0.3(0.0001)

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1.486(0.25)

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2.8(9.2)

1. Multiply like you would using whole numbers in a generic rectangle.

2. Turn whole numbers to fractions.

3. Add the inside boxes together. Remember to find a common denominator!!

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​Multiplying mixed numbers with a generic rectangle:

​Use a generic rectangle to solve: