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.
‘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.
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.
| # | Problem | Answer | What to check |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4.6 × 5.6 = | 25.76 | Watch for: forgetting the point completely |
| 2 | 7.2 × 3.4 = | 24.48 | Check: placing the point by eye |
| 3 | 5.4 × 4.5 = | 24.30 | Look at: dropping a trailing zero before placing the point |
| 4 | 3.8 × 5.7 = | 21.66 | Ask about: rounding the factors first |
| 5 | 8.7 × 9.8 = | 85.26 | Watch for: lining up the decimal points |
| 6 | 7.1 × 3.0 = | 21.30 | Check: miscounting the decimal places |
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.
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.
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.
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