Multiply Decimals by a Whole Number

Mr. Ryan is asked to multiply 0.01 × 18.72. How many places and in which direction should he moves the decimal point to get the correct product?

• 3 places to the right

• 3 places to the left

• 2 places to the right

• 2 places to the left

Jared has a parakeet that weighs 1.44 ounces. Susie has a Senegal parrot that weighs 3 times as much as Jared’s parakeet. How many ounces does Susie’s parrot weigh?

Find the product.

3 × 0.38 =

Lars walks his dog 4 times farther than Michelle walks her dog. Michelle walks her dog 0.23 mile. How far does Lars walk his dog?

One day, Nat’s dog drank 3 times as much water as his cat. If his cat drank 0.83 liter of water, how many liters did his dog drink?

Sidney’s bag of popcorn weighs 1.89 ounces. Sam’s bag of popcorn weighs 4 times as much as Sidney’s. What is the weight of Sam’s bag of popcorn?

• 0.756 ounce

• 7.56 ounces

• 75.6 ounces

• 756 ounces

Find the product.

47 x 2.5 =

A beaker is filled with 0.23 liter of water. Leon fills another beaker with 6 times as much water. How much water is in Leon’s beaker?

• 1.38

• 13.8

• 18.3

• 1.83

In a swimming race, Yvonne swam 0.18 mile. David swam 4 times as far as Yvonne. How far did David swim?

• 2.2 miles

• 7.2 miles

• 0.22 mile

• 0.72 mile

Solve for the product.

74 x 6.8