Multiplying and dividing
Multiply and divide whole numbers and those involving decimals by 10, 100, and 1000
Teaching approaches
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Can your child quickly work out '4.7 × 100' or '3,600 ÷ 1,000' — knowing that digits shift left or right in the place-value chart depending on whether they're multiplying or dividing?
Multiply and divide whole numbers and those involving decimals by 10, 100, and 1000
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Check understanding
- Calculate 3.45 × 100 = 345
- Calculate 72 ÷ 1000 = 0.072
- Explain that multiplying by 10 shifts each digit one place to the left
“Can your child quickly work out '4.7 × 100' or '3,600 ÷ 1,000' — knowing that digits shift left or right in the place-value chart depending on whether they're multiplying or dividing?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Multiplication & Division
- Age range
- Ages 9–10