Multiplying and dividing (age 10+)
Mathematics · Multiplication & Division · procedural
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
What mastery looks like
- 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
Check your understanding
Can Multiplying and dividing (age 10+) 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?
Prerequisites
Required first