Dividing by 10 and 100
Find the effect of dividing a one- or two-digit number by 10 and 100, identifying the value of the digits as ones, tenths, and hundredths
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If your child starts with the number 48 and divides it by 10, can they tell you the answer — and explain what happened to each digit's place value?
Find the effect of dividing a one- or two-digit number by 10 and 100, identifying the value of the digits as ones, tenths, and hundredths
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- Calculate 37 ÷ 10 = 3.7 and identify 3 as ones and 7 as tenths
- Calculate 4 ÷ 100 = 0.04 and identify 4 as hundredths
- Explain that dividing by 10 shifts each digit one place to the right
“If your child starts with the number 48 and divides it by 10, can they tell you the answer — and explain what happened to each digit's place value?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Fractions
- Age range
- Ages 8–9