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ACARA AC9M5N06, Multiply and divide decimals by powers of 10

Year 5 ยท Number

Multiply and divide decimals by multiples of powers of ten without a calculator, using place value and multiplication facts.

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Teaching guide

What students learn

Multiply and divide decimals by multiples of powers of ten without a calculator, using place value and multiplication facts.

234 = 2 hundreds + 3 tens + 4 ones
How to teach it

Connect decimals to place value and money (tenths, hundredths), line up the decimal points, and use a number line to compare and round.

Worked example
6.6 - 6.7 =
Answer: -0.1

Generated and checked in code, so it is correct.

Watch out for

Thinking a longer decimal is larger (0.45 > 0.5), and mis-aligning place value when adding.

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