Math Drills

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)2.8kg of potatoes are harvested from 1m² of a field. How many kg are harvested from 3.6m² of the field? Answer □
Answer: 10.08kg
(2)Painting 1m² of a wall uses 0.4L of paint. How many L are needed to paint 2.5m²? Answer □
Answer: 1L
(3)There is a 2.5m ribbon. We make a tape that is 1.8 times as long. What is the length of the tape, in how many m? Answer □
Answer: 4.5m
(4)A factory makes 250 products in 1 day. The next day, it makes 1.2 times as many as the previous day. How many does it make? Answer □
Answer: 300products
(5)I bought 2.5kg of premium chocolate that costs 240 dollars per 1kg. What is the cost, in how many dollars? Answer □
Answer: 600dollars
(6)An iron rod weighs 1.3kg per 1m and is 4.5m long. What is the total weight of the rod, in how many kg? Answer □
Answer: 5.85kg

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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