Question

Write a real world problem involving multiplication by a decimal factor.Then solve the problem. Write the real world problem and solve

Answer 1

if an article was bought by Amina for 2Kobo and John bought articles for 8Kobo how many articles did John buy?

1 a=2k

x a=8k

cross multiply

8k × 1 = 2k × x

8k=2k

4k

Answer 2

Sample question:

Aimee bought 2 CDs each costing $11.95 and 3 CDs each costing $6.48. She paid with a $50 note. How much change did she receive?

Answer:

2 × 11.95 = 23.9

3 × 6.48 = 19.44

Total spent = 23.9 + 19.44 = 43.34

Change = 50 - 43.34 = $6.66