Multiplying Decimals with Models
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Multiplying Decimals with Models
🎯 Learning Goals
I can... use grid models to multiply decimals and understand what the product represents.
I can... explain my thinking when multiplying decimals using visual models.
📊 Part 1: Using Grid Models
Answer: 0.5 × 0.3 = _______
✏️ Part 2: Real-World Applications
Show your work using a model or strategy:
Answer: _______ square miles
Answer: _______
🔑 Answer Key
1. 12 squares (3 columns × 4 rows = 12 out of 100 squares)
2. 0.12 (2 columns × 6 rows = 12 out of 100 squares)
3. 0.15 (5 columns × 3 rows = 15 out of 100 squares)
4. Maya is incorrect. The answer is 0.28 (4 columns × 7 rows = 28 out of 100 squares)
5. 0.48 square miles (8 columns × 6 rows = 48 out of 100 squares)
6. Sample answer: Shade columns for the first decimal and rows for the second decimal. Count the overlapping squares and write as a decimal out of 100.
7. 0.1 or 0.10 (Strategies may include: breaking 0.25 into 0.2 + 0.05, using fraction equivalents, or area models)
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