5th Grade Math - Decimal Multiplication with Area Models

This post explains and gives practice opportunities related to TEKS 5.3D:

represent multiplication of decimals with products to the hundredths using objects and pictorial models, including area models

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Instruction

Though students learn to multiply decimals without representations in fifth grade, understanding area models helps them visualize why multiplying by a decimal can result in a product smaller than the factors.

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STAAR Practice

Between 2016 and 2024 (including redesign practice), this supporting standard has been tested 5 times on the STAAR test. Videos explaining each problem can be found below. If you'd rather take a quiz over these questions, click here. The videos below are linked to the questions in the quiz as answer explanations after the quiz is submitted.

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