Multiplying Decimals by Whole Numbers Word Problems

Two factors are multiplied, and their product is 8964.36. One factor is a whole number. How many decimals places are in the other factor? Tell how you know.

The other factor has ​ (a)   decimal place(s) because the number of decimal places in the product is the ​ (b)   the number of decimals places in the factors.

• 2

• sum of

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

• difference of

• quotient of

• product of

0.7 x 4

• 2.8

• 2.4

• 28

• 28.0

Jeane earned $62.95 every week for babysitting. How much did she earn in 6 weeks?

• $63.01

• $68.95

• $377.70

• $362.40

Mr. Castro bought 2.8 pounds of hamburger meat that cost $3.45 a pound. What was his total cost?

• $6.90

• $8.26

• $9.66

• $27.60

Multiply or divide? If a book costs $12.50 and you buy 3 books, how much will you spend in total?

• Divide

• Multiply

William buys 9 bags of chocolate. Each bag weighs 8.67 ounces. How many ounces of chocolate does William buy?

• 780.3 ounces

• 0.78 ounces

• 7.8 ounces

• 78.03 ounces

A pillow contains 5.7 ounces of stuffing. How many ounces would 12 of the pillows contain?

Mia gets paid $48.95 for every dog she grooms. If she groomed 4 dogs, how much money will she make?

• $12.24

• $195.08

• $195.80

• $52.95

Jennifer bought 3.4 pounds of apples. She paid $.89 per pound.  How much did Jennifer pay for the apples?

• $3.00

• $3.02

• $3.01

• $3.03

Four pieces of ribbon are each 0.12 meter long. Sandra multiplies 4 × 0.12 to find the total length, in meters. What is the product?

• 0.48

• 0.048

• 4.08

• 4.8