Answer:
This is a complete lesson with instruction & exercises for 5th grade about multiplying decimals by decimals. The interpretation for multiplying a decimal by a decimal is to think of it as taking a fractional part of a decimal number (the symbol × translates to "of"). The lesson compares multiplication by a decimal to scaling & shrinking a stick. Lastly, it shows the common shortcut to decimal multiplication (multiply as if there were no decimal points; the answer has as many decimals as the factors have in total.)
In the video below, I explain the rule for multiplying decimals (put as many decimal digits in the answer as there are in the factors.) I explain where this rule comes from, using fraction multiplication. The lesson continues below the video.
Work out the top subtraction first:
3/9 - 8/12
= 1/3 - 2/3
= 1/3
and the bottom part:-
3/8 * 2 = 6/8 = 3/4
so now we divide -1/3 by 3/4
= -1/3 * 4/3 = -4/9
Answer:
Use the distributive property to solve this equation: a(-b - c) = -ab - ac
Step-by-step explanation:
1. 0.5(-12p - 4) =
-6p - 2 is the answer.
Hope this helped!!!!
~Shane
