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Multiplying Two Decimals

Use this page when you want multiplying two decimals worksheets in the next thirty seconds: choose how many problems you want, press print, and the answer key comes out on its own page behind the worksheet. You will see items like 4.6 × 5.6 and 7.2 × 3.4 on the printed page, with 25.76 and 24.48 waiting on the answer key so nobody has to redo the arithmetic.

📄 MULTIPLYING TWO DECIMALS — A NEW SHEET EVERY TIME YOU PRESS THE BUTTON
🎲 New set of problems

‘New set of problems’ opens the generator in its own tab. There you can change the problem count and turn the answer key on or off. ‘Print or save as PDF’ opens the print dialog — choose Save as PDF in the printer list to keep the file. The sheet fits US Letter and A4, and the answer key prints on its own page.

What the sheet contains

Unlike addition, the points do not need to line up here — which surprises children who have just learned the opposite rule for adding.

Estimation catches the placement errors that the method cannot. A rough version of 7.2 × 3.4 tells you within a factor of ten where 24.48 must land.

The count is simply the total number of decimal places in the two factors. Children who understand that never have to guess where the point goes.

Multiplying decimals is done by ignoring the points, multiplying as whole numbers, and then putting one point back in the right place. That is why 4.6 × 5.6 gives 25.76 — the digits come from a whole-number multiplication and the placement comes from counting decimal places.

Teachers usually place multiplying two decimals worksheets alongside the decimal multiplication expectations for this grade, which is where the skill sits in the majority of US state frameworks.

Examples taken from this worksheet

These six come from the sheet loaded on this page. Press the button and the numbers change, but the shape stays the same (two one-place decimals).
#ProblemAnswerWhat to check
14.6 × 5.6 =25.76Watch for: forgetting the point completely
27.2 × 3.4 =24.48Check: placing the point by eye
35.4 × 4.5 =24.30Look at: dropping a trailing zero before placing the point
43.8 × 5.7 =21.66Ask about: rounding the factors first
58.7 × 9.8 =85.26Watch for: lining up the decimal points
67.1 × 3.0 =21.30Check: miscounting the decimal places

A worked example from this sheet

Work 3.8 × 5.7 out loud as a demonstration. It gives 21.66. Children who hear 3.8 × 5.7 reasoned through once at the start of a session make noticeably fewer errors in the ten minutes that follow.

The item 7.2 × 3.4 is worth doing slowly. The answer to 7.2 × 3.4 is 24.48, and the route to it is the route every other problem on this sheet takes — which is why the sheet has 20 of them rather than one.

Three things that go wrong here

How to run this as a 10-minute daily drill

  1. Keep the session to about 10 minutes. A child working at this level who is still counting on fingers will need longer than that on a line like 4.6 × 5.6, and that is fine: the timer is a measurement, never a punishment.
  2. Read the first two problems out loud together before starting the clock. It costs fifteen seconds and removes most of the 'I did not understand the question' errors.
  3. Re-print the same skill rather than the same sheet. Because the numbers change, a child who memorised that 4.6 × 5.6 gives 25.76 still has to actually calculate tomorrow.
  4. Run the sheet at the same time each day. Ten focused minutes before dinner beats an hour on Sunday, because multiplying two decimal numbers is a recall skill: 4.6 × 5.6 has to arrive without being worked out, and recall is built by frequency.
  5. Mark it together straight away while the working is still fresh, so a slip like the one behind 5.4 × 4.5 can be talked through instead of guessed at.

Marking the sheet

The key prints on its own page by default. Uncheck the answer-key box before printing if you would rather keep it back and mark the sheet yourself.

The answer key is generated with the worksheet, not written by hand, so it always matches the sheet in front of you — 4.6 × 5.6 is listed as 25.76, 7.2 × 3.4 as 24.48, and so on down the page.

How to print this worksheet

For a class set, print one sheet, press the new-worksheet button and print again. Each child gets different numbers on the same skill, so nobody can copy the answer to 4.6 × 5.6 from a neighbour.

Printing works the same on US Letter and A4, because the layout uses relative widths rather than fixed inches. Set margins to default and scaling to 100%, and all 20 problems fit.

Frequently asked questions

Should the answer keep trailing zeros?
Usually not — after placing the point, a trailing zero can be dropped. The key on this sheet gives the tidied form.
Is the answer key included?
Yes, on its own page behind the worksheet. For the sheet loaded right now it shows 25.76 for 4.6 × 5.6 and 24.48 for 7.2 × 3.4.
Do I need an account to print these worksheets?
No. There is no sign-up, no email and no download step — the multiplying two decimals worksheets are built in your browser and go straight to your printer or to a PDF file.
Why don't the points line up like in addition?
Because multiplication scales rather than combines. The digits are produced by a whole-number multiplication, and the point is placed afterwards.

One sheet of multiplying two decimals worksheets a day for two weeks will tell you more about where a child working at this level actually stands than any single long assessment.

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Last updated: 2026-09-13