622 Measurement and Proportional Reasoning
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Multiply. Write in simplest form.
- ^23 × 109 2. 21 × ^67
- 25 × ^58 4. 4 × _^78
- 8 × 163 6. ^23 × 9
- FRUIT A farmer planted 6 acres of
land with orange trees. During the
past year, only _^23 of the planted acres
produced oranges. How many acres
produced oranges?
EXAMPLE 1
Find _ 43 × _^29.
1 1
2 3
_ 43 × _^29 =
3 × 2
_
4 × 9
Divide 3 and 9 by their GCF, 3. Divide 2 and 4 by their GCF, 2.
= _^16 Simplify.
EXAMPLE 2
Find 5 × _ 103.
1
2
5 × _ 103 =
5
_ 1 × _ 103 Divide 5 and 10 by their GCF, 5.
= ^32 or 1 ^12 Simplify.
Multiply.
- 5.8 × 10 9. 0.9 × 1,000
- 1.04 × 100 11. 2.4 × 1,000
- 0.03 × 100 13. 8.15 × 10
- MEASUREMENT The height of the
KVLY Tower in North Dakota in feet
can be found by multiplying 2.063 by
1,000. Find the height of the KVLY
Tower.
EXAMPLE 3
Find 6.3 × 100.
Method 2 Use mental math.
6.3 × 100 = 6.300.
= 630.0 or 630
Method 1 Use paper and pencil.
100
× 6.3
300
6,000
630.0
one decimal place
one decimal place
Move the decimal point
two places to the right.
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