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Multiplication of Decimals (Word Problems)

Word Problems

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What this worksheet covers

Grade: Grade 5 (Elementary School)
Topic: Multiplication of Decimals
Worksheet: Multiplication of Decimals (Word Problems)

From scenes such as the yield per 1 m², the weight per 1 cm³, and the height and width of a rectangle, these Word Problems have the child set up a multiplication containing decimals. Multiplying a base quantity by a decimal number of times, to reach the quantity wanted, belongs here too.

Once a number expressing a multiple appears, papers come in where a division was set up although a multiplication was called for. Divide the answer found by that multiple, and if it returns cleanly to the base quantity the expression is right. Where it does not, the choice of operation is what needs another look.

The arithmetic keeps its shape and the labor of raising the expression out of a scene is laid on top. The next unit, Division of Decimals, deals with dividing by a decimal, on the footing of the decimal point handling made firm in Multiplication of Decimals (Calculations).

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Questions & answers

Problems and answers on this worksheet

These are the problems in “Multiplication of Decimals”, shown with their answers.

(1)1L of sand weighs 1.6kg. How many kg does 3.5L of sand weigh? Answer □
Answer: 5.6kg
(2)There is a field where 4.5kg of tomatoes are harvested per 1m². How many kg would be harvested from 2.8m²? Answer □
Answer: 12.6kg
(3)The red ribbon is 4.5m long. The length of the blue ribbon is 1.6 times the length of the red ribbon. What is the length of the blue ribbon, in how many m? Answer □
Answer: 7.2m
(4)The original price of a bicycle is 800 dollars. The current price is 0.85 times the original price. What is the current price, in how many dollars? Answer □
Answer: 680dollars
(5)From a faucet that releases 0.6L of water per 1 minute, how many L will collect if you run the water for 8.5 minutes? Answer □
Answer: 5.1L
(6)An iron pipe weighs 2.4kg per 1m and is 6.5m long. What is the total weight of the pipe, in how many kg? Answer □
Answer: 15.6kg

What to do next

Multiplication of Decimals (Calculations)Multiplication of Decimals (Calculations) Column Calculation (× 1 Decimal Place)

Next unit: Division of Decimals

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