Multiplying and dividing (age 10+)
Multiply and divide numbers by 10, 100, and 1000 giving answers up to three decimal places, understanding that digits shift position in the place-value chart
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Can your child work out '4.6 ÷ 1,000 = 0.0046' — knowing that each division by 10 shifts digits one place to the right, even past the decimal point?
Multiply and divide numbers by 10, 100, and 1000 giving answers up to three decimal places, understanding that digits shift position in the place-value chart
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- Compute 3.456 × 100 = 345.6 correctly
- Compute 45.2 ÷ 1000 = 0.0452 correctly
- Explain why multiplying by 10 shifts each digit one place to the left
“Can your child work out '4.6 ÷ 1,000 = 0.0046' — knowing that each division by 10 shifts digits one place to the right, even past the decimal point?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Multiplication & Division
- Age range
- Ages 10–11
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