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ACARA AC9M6N06, Multiply and divide decimals by powers of 10

Year 6 ยท Number

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

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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, and check with estimation.

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
8.4 + 1.4 =
Answer: 9.8

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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