Pre/Post Multiply/Divide Decimals

After we've moved the decimal on the outside we must...

• move the decimal on the inside

• keep the decimal on the inside the same

A candy store owner has 8.32 pounds of jelly beans.  If she puts the jelly beans into 8 jars, how much candy will go in each jar?

• 1.4

• 1.04

• 1.40

• 1.004

The table shows the prices of different fruits at a fruit stand. How much would a customer pay for 3.5 pounds of peaches?

• $2.15

• $3.15

• $7.20

• $31.50

• 0.2 x 0.04 = 0.2

• 0.2 x 0.2 = 0.4

• 0.2 x 0.2 = 4

• 0.2 x 0.2 = 0.04

Multiply: 2.59 x 2.3 =

• 5.837

• 59.57

• 1.295

• 5.957