Question

Multiply Decimals Less Than 1 Using a Decimal Grid
A ten by ten decimal grid is shown. The first five rows are shaded pink. The first seven columns are shaded light red. The area where the shaded rows and columns overlap is shaded red.

Which multiplication equation does the shaded decimal grid represent?
Click or tap the correct answer.

0.7×0.05=0.035

0.7×0.5=0.065

0.7×0.5=0.35

0.7×0.05=0.65
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Answer 1

0.7 × 0.5 = 0.35

Reason: 7 columns = 7/10 = 0.7 and 5 rows = 5/10 = 0.5. Their overlap is 7×5 = 35 of 100 small squares → 35/100 = 0.35.