Decimals to three places
Solve problems involving numbers with up to three decimal places
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“If your child is filling a tank that holds 5.000 litres and has poured in 2.375 litres, can they work out how much more is needed to fill it?”
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- Activity. Solve problems involving numbers with up to three decimal places
What to notice. Calculate the total of three measurements: 1.234 m + 0.567 m + 2.199 m • A bottle holds 1.5 litres; 0.375 l is poured out — how much remains? • Find two numbers with 3 d.p. that add to make 1
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If your child is filling a tank that holds 5.000 litres and has poured in 2.375 litres, can they work out how much more is needed to fill it?
Solve problems involving numbers with up to three decimal places
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- Calculate the total of three measurements: 1.234 m + 0.567 m + 2.199 m
- A bottle holds 1.5 litres; 0.375 l is poured out — how much remains?
- Find two numbers with 3 d.p. that add to make 1
“If your child is filling a tank that holds 5.000 litres and has poured in 2.375 litres, can they work out how much more is needed to fill it?”
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- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Fractions
- Age range
- Ages 9–10