Before the Easter break, Year 4 were multiplying by 10 in Maths. We discussed what happens when we make a number 10 times the size…
When multiplying a number by 10, we move it one place value column to the left. We can then place a zero after the final digit of that number.
This week, we’ve moved onto dividing by 10. As we were confident with multiplying by 10, we discussed how division is the inverse operation to multiplication and therefore…
When dividing a number by 10, we move it one place value column to the right.
We used counters and place value charts to practise dividing a number by 10.
Help at home: ask your child whether the answers to these equations are a multiple of 10 or not.
- 3 x 10
- 120 ÷ 10
- 200 ÷ 10
- 17 x 10
- 50 x 10
- 20 ÷ 10