Decimal Multiplication Problems. Practicing multiplication problems helps turn multiplication into a piece of cake for kids. Common core grade level description:
Another way of addressing this problem is by doing calculations after converting decimals to integers through scaling.
The lesson compares multiplication by a decimal to scaling & shrinking a stick. Lengths, weights, and money as decimals. In this case, we are multiplying a decimal by another step 2: The lesson compares multiplication by a decimal to scaling & shrinking a stick.