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Grade 6 Math · Chapter 3 · Lesson 2

Practice Worksheet

Multiplying and Dividing Decimals

Count the places, and check the size.

10 problems · about 17 minutes · 6.NS.B.3

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Figure — use these to answer the problems

The grid is one whole. Multiplying two amounts under 1 lands inside it.

12/100 = 0.12

0.00.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.91.0
Hundredths12
Figure 1

Warm-Up Review

From earlier lessons. Loosen up before the new work.

2 problems

  1. From “Dividing a Fraction by a Fraction”

    3/4 ÷ 1/12 = ?

    Answer

  2. From “Converting Units with Rates”

    5 km in metres?

    Answer

Warm Up

Straightforward practice. Get the method working first.

4 problems

  1. 9 ÷ 0.3 = ?

    Answer

  2. Will 0.4 × 0.5 be bigger or smaller than 0.4?

    • Smaller.
    • Bigger.

  3. 0.2 × 0.3, in hundredths?

    Answer

  4. 8 ÷ 0.4 = ?

    Answer

Build It Up

The same ideas with more to keep track of.

2 problems

  1. 1.2 ÷ 0.3 = ?

    Answer

  2. 0.5 × 0.8, in hundredths?

    Answer

Stretch Yourself

Mixed problems. Work out what kind of question it is before you start.

2 problems

  1. The Fabric

    4.5 metres cut into 0.5 metre pieces. How many pieces?

    Answerpieces

  2. The Cost

    0.4 × 0.6, in hundredths?

    Answerhundredths