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Multiplying and dividing

Multiply and divide whole numbers and those involving decimals by 10, 100, and 1000

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Can your child quickly work out '4.7 × 100' or '3,600 ÷ 1,000' — knowing that digits shift left or right in the place-value chart depending on whether they're multiplying or dividing?

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Builds on
Dividing by 10 and 100ages 8–9Dividing by 10/100 (Y4 fractions context) is prerequisite to ×÷ by 10/100/1000 with decimals
Place Value × 10 Patternages 9–10×10 place-value relationship is prerequisite to ×÷ by powers of 10
Multiplying and dividingthis skill · ages 9–10
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Multiplying and dividing (age 10+)ages 10–11×÷ by 10/100/1000 to 3dp extends Y5 ×÷ by 10/100/1000
Patterns with Powers of Tenages 10–11Patterns in zeros when ×÷ by powers of 10 builds on fluent ×÷ by 10/100/1000
Converting measurement units (age 9+)ages 9–10×÷ by 10/100/1000 supports metric unit conversions

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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

AC9M4N05high 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

AC9M6N06high 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

AC9M5N07medium confidenceYear 5 · Number

solve problems involving division, choosing efficient strategies and using digital tools where appropriate; interpret any remainder according to the context and express results as a whole number, decimal or fraction

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

MA3-RN-02medium confidenceMathematics K-10 · Stage 3
MA2-RN-02medium confidenceMathematics K-10 · Stage 2

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2M4N05medium confidenceMathematics · Level 4 · Number strand
VC2M3N05medium confidenceMathematics · Level 3 · Number strand
VC2M5A01medium confidenceMathematics · Level 5 · Algebra 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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