Multiplying and dividing decimals worksheets

Multiplying and dividing decimals extends the whole-number algorithms a child already owns. These free printable worksheets keep every answer exact — division always comes out even, so the focus stays on placing the point.

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Multiplying and dividing decimals
Multiplying and dividing decimals worksheet — × whole, × decimal, exact ÷, free printable with answer key

The answer key prints on a separate page.

What's on this sheet

Multiplication mixes decimal × whole number and decimal × decimal (3.2 × 1.33), shown as long multiplication with the partial products worked out when you turn answers on. Division is built backward from a chosen quotient, so it never lands on a repeating decimal — the long-division ladder finishes cleanly. Choose tenths or hundredths, and horizontal or the full vertical working.

Why this sheet works

Because the answers are single exact decimals, these sheets also play on the practice page.

How this one works

One question from this sheet, worked through a step at a time.

9.8 ÷ 2

9.8÷2
9.8÷2=4.9
4.9×2=9.8
  1. The number you are dividing by is already whole, so there is nothing to move: divide as usual and the point in the answer comes straight down.
  2. Now divide: 9.8 ÷ 2 = 4.9.
  3. Check it the other way round: 4.9 × 2 should give 9.8 back. A point in the wrong place fails this instantly — 9.8 and a tenth of it are not close.