Fluently Multiply Multi-Digit Decimals

Fluently Multiply Multi-Digit Decimals
Introduction

Multiplying decimals is an important skill used in many real-life situations, such as finding total cost, measuring distance, or calculating area. Being fluent wi...

Multiplying multi-digit decimals follows the same steps as multiplying multi-digit whole numbers, with one important adjustment: placing the decimal correctly in the answer.

For example, if apples cost $3.20 per pound and you buy 2.0 pounds, the zero in 2.0 does not change its value because adding a zero to the right of a decimal does not ...