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Question 1

Set out each calculation on paper using the multiplication algorithm to calculate each, then insert your answer in the box.

a 3.5 × 4 = check answer for question 1a.
b 3.25 × 2 = check answer for question 1b.
c 6.5 × 6 = check answer for question 1c.
d 2.2 × 3 = check answer for question 1d.
e 15.4 × 7 = check answer for question 1e.
f 356.3 × 5 = check answer for question 1f.
g 127.3 × 25 = check answer for question 1g.
h It is 15.79 km between the airport and the city. The shuttle bus makes that trip eight times each day (four round trips) How far does the bus travel each day?
km check answer for question 1h.
i What is the height of a 24-storey building where each floor is 2.29 metres in height?
m check answer for question 1i.
j Each carriage in the train is 20.5 metres long. What is the total length of 4 carriages?
m check answer for question 1j.
k If I bought 3 packets of marshmallows and each packet costs $1.75, how much will it cost me?
$ check answer for question 1k.