🔢 Part 1: Multiplication Practice

1. Calculate: 4.5 × 6 = _________

2. Calculate: 12.75 × 3 = _________

3. Calculate: 8 × 2.4 = _________

4. Calculate: 15.6 × 5 = _________

5. A book costs $7.25. How much do 4 books cost? _________

🎯 Part 2: Understanding Decimal Rules

6. When multiplying a decimal by a whole number, where should the decimal point go in your answer?

Count the decimal places in the decimal number and place the point that many places from the right

Always put the decimal point in the middle

Put the decimal point wherever it looks right

Remove the decimal point completely

7. In the problem 3.25 × 4, how many decimal places should your answer have?

1 decimal place

2 decimal places

3 decimal places

No decimal places

8. Sarah bought 3 pencils for $1.45 each. Explain the steps you would use to find the total cost.

9. A recipe calls for 2.5 cups of flour. If you want to make 6 batches, how much flour do you need? Show your work.

10. Circle the problems that will have 2 decimal places in the answer:

4.25 × 7

6 × 8.1

3.75 × 2

9 × 5.50

11. Without calculating, estimate whether 6.8 × 4 will be closest to 24, 28, or 32. Explain your reasoning.