Monday, 11 December 2017

Grade 6 Multiplication and Division Study Guide

Grade 6 Multiplication and Division with Decimals Study Guide

Solve problems involving whole numbers and decimal numbers.

Represent Decimal Numbers: Be able to represent a decimal number in a place value chart, expanded form, standard form, and word form. Refer to your problem slips for a review.

Demonstrate an understanding of multiplication and division of decimals (1-digit whole number multipliers and 1-digit whole number divisors).
·       For example, know how to multiply 2.936 x 4 by first estimating, then multiplying without the decimal, and finally, putting the decimal back on to the product using your estimation to help you.
·       Example 2: know how to divide 7.938/2 by dividing without the decimal point (using long division), and then adding the decimal point by placing it according to how many digits are before the decimal point in the dividend.

Know how to divide a decimal less than 1 by a whole number, such as 0.0860/5. You will need to remember the process for how to divide until there is no decimal (adding a 0 to the remainder).

Be able to estimate products and quotients using rounding strategies like front-end estimation (5.81 x 7 would be changed to 5 x 7), decimal benchmarks (5.81 is closer to 6 than to 5, so you would round to 6 x 7), and compatible numbers.

Be able to create and solve word problems involving multiplication and division with decimal numbers.

Understand the following language:
Product – The answer to a multiplication problem.
Quotient – The answer to a division problem.
Divisor – The smaller number in a division problem, the one in which the larger number is being divided into. For example, in the division problem 18/4, 18 is the number being divided by the divisor 4.
Dividend – The larger number in a multiplication problem, the one that is being divided (18 in the example above).


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