Multiplying Decimals

Where do I begin?To multiply decimals, begin by multiplying the factors as if there were NO DECIMALS!Once you have an answer, count how many TOTAL places are after the decimals in all the factors combined…Begin at the right of the answer and count that many spaces towards the left.

Let Me Show You First…

1.124 X1.5 56201124 1.6860

Let’s Do some Together….

5.4x .05

.68x .14

156.4x .52

34.56x 4.8

YOU TRY IT…

89.4x .004

105.3x 10.4

1678x .45