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

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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.

Code

AC9M6N06

Year level

Year 6

Subject

Mathematics

Strand

Number

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We are learning to 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.

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Multiply and divide decimals by multiples of powers of 10 without a calculator, applying knowledge of place value and proficiency with   facts; using estimation and rounding to check the reasonableness of answers.

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