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AC9M6N06

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Your child is learning to multiply a decimal by a whole number, like 3.47 × 6.

  • Correctly compute 4.56 × 7 using a written method
  • Use place-value reasoning to explain why 3.2 × 5 = 16.0
Decimal place value →

One skill from the map, ages 10–11 — its page has the rest of the checklist and what comes next. Candidate alignment, machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1).

“multiply and divide decimals by multiples of powers of 10 without a calculator, applying knowledge of place value and proficiency with multiplication facts; using estimation and rounding to check the reasonableness of answers”
MathematicsYear 6Number strand

Official source: Australian Curriculum v9 — Mathematics ↗ · Content © ACARA, CC BY 4.0 · unofficial reference — verify at the official site

Other skills on the Learning Map matched to this code — candidate alignments, machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1).

high confidence8 skills

Rounding AnswersMultiplication & Divisionages 10–11 Addition and subtraction strategies (age 10+)Addition & Subtractionages 10–11 Multiplying and dividingMultiplication & Divisionages 9–10 Decimal place valueNumber Representation & Place Valueages 10–11 Reading and writing numbers (age 10+)Number Representation & Place Valueages 10–11 Checking Answers by RoundingAddition & Subtractionages 9–10 Mental multiplication and division (age 9+)Multiplication & Divisionages 9–10 Decimal place value (age 11+)Number Representation & Place Valueages 11–13
20 other candidate matches — 14 medium, 6 low

medium confidence

Estimation to check answers to calculationsMultiplication & Divisionages 10–11 Complex Multi-Step ProblemsMathematical Thinkingages 9–10 Multiplying and dividing (age 10+)Multiplication & Divisionages 10–11 Division with DecimalsMultiplication & Divisionages 10–11 Decimals and fractions (age 10+)Fractionsages 10–11 Division with remainders (age 10+)Multiplication & Divisionages 10–11 Tenths (age 9+)Fractionsages 9–10 Patterns with Powers of TenNumber Representation & Place Valueages 10–11 Precise Maths VocabularyMathematical Thinkingages 9–10 Rounding Large NumbersNumber Representation & Place Valueages 9–10 Working with Large NumbersNumber Representation & Place Valueages 9–10 Numbers to Ten MillionNumber Representation & Place Valueages 10–11 Advanced Maths VocabularyMathematical Thinkingages 10–11 Ratio (age 10+)Multiplication & Divisionages 10–11

low confidence

Square and cube numbersNumber Representation & Place Valueages 11–14 Fractions, Decimals & PercentagesMathematical Thinkingages 9–10 Decimals to three placesFractionsages 9–10 Counting forwards and backwards (age 9+)Number Representation & Place Valueages 9–10 Reading and writing numbers to 10,000,000Number Representation & Place Valueages 10–11 Constructing mathematical argumentsMathematical Thinkingages 10–11

Alignments generated 9 July 2026, unreviewed.

Nearby in the Number strand:
AC9M6N01AC9M6N02AC9M6N03AC9M6N04AC9M6N05AC9M6N07AC9M6N08AC9M6N09

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