Lesson 10

Strategies for Multiplying Decimals

Est. Class Sessions: 3

Daily Practice and Problems

Teacher Notes
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TIMS Task

4,400 pounds.

Possible response:
2,000,000 one dollar bills will weigh 2,000,000 grams. I divide 2,000,000 g ÷ 1000 g = 2000 kg. Then I multiplied 2000 kg × 2.2 = 4,400 pounds.

JJ. What Does It Weigh

A one dollar bill weighs 1 gram. The average salary for a professional baseball player in 2013 was about 2 million dollars. Imagine if this were paid in one dollar bills. Calculate the weight of his salary in pounds. Show how you solved this problem.