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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?

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Builds on
Multiplying and dividingages 9–10×÷ by 10/100/1000 to 3dp extends Y5 ×÷ by 10/100/1000
Reading Decimal Placesages 10–11Understanding digit shifting requires knowing what each decimal place represents
Multiplying and dividing (age 10+)this skill · ages 10–11
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Decimal place valueages 10–11Converting to 3dp requires ×÷ by 10/100/1000 skills
Decimal place valueages 10–11Understanding decimal place value and powers-of-10 scaling is essential for decimal multiplication
Division with Decimalsages 10–11Decimal quotients require understanding of decimal place value and powers of 10

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Curriculum alignment

Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).

Show candidate curriculum codes · 3 ACARA · 2 NSW · 3 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9M6N06medium confidenceYear 6 · Number

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

AC9M4N05medium confidenceYear 4 · Number

solve problems involving multiplying or dividing natural numbers by multiples and powers of 10 without a calculator, using the multiplicative relationship between the place value of digits

AC9M4N01medium confidenceYear 4 · Number

recognise and extend the application of place value to tenths and hundredths and use the conventions of decimal notation to name and represent decimals

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

MA2-RN-02medium confidenceMathematics K-10 · Stage 2
MA2-RN-01medium confidenceMathematics K-10 · Stage 2

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2M4N05medium confidenceMathematics · Level 4 · Number strand
VC2M4N01medium confidenceMathematics · Level 4 · Number strand
VC2M5N06medium confidenceMathematics · Level 5 · Number strand

These are candidate alignments generated by semantic matching — machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1), not official or verified mappings. For official curriculum content see australiancurriculum.edu.au, curriculum.nsw.edu.au and f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au. Don’t rely on them for registration or compliance purposes.

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