Place Value × 10 and ÷ 10
Recognise that in a multi-digit number, a digit in one place represents 10 times as much as in the place to its right and 1/10 of what it represents in the place to its left
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Can your child explain that in 4.56, the digit 5 is worth 5 tenths — ten times less than the 5 in 54, and ten times more than the 5 in 0.056?
Recognise that in a multi-digit number, a digit in one place represents 10 times as much as in the place to its right and 1/10 of what it represents in the place to its left
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Check understanding
- Explain that the 4 in 0.04 is 1/10 of the 4 in 0.4
- State that a digit moving one place left is ×10 and one place right is ÷10
- Compare the value of the 6 in 6,000 and in 0.006
“Can your child explain that in 4.56, the digit 5 is worth 5 tenths — ten times less than the 5 in 54, and ten times more than the 5 in 0.056?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Number Representation & Place Value
- Age range
- Ages 10–11