MathsYear 6Fractions, Decimals & Percentages

Multiply and divide decimals

Multiply one-digit numbers with up to 2 decimal places by whole numbers; use written division methods where the answer has up to 2 decimal places

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine you have 3 bags, each with £0.40 inside. How much money is that altogether?

  2. 2

    What is 3 × 0.40? Think about 3 lots of 40p.

  3. 3

    Show 3 × 0.6 by dragging bundles of 0.6 on the number line.

  4. 4

    Let's do 4 × 0.35 together.

  5. 5

    What is 2 × 0.75?

  6. 6

    Now divide 1.20 into 3 equal groups — like sharing £1.20 between 3 friends.

  7. 7

    1.20 ÷ 3 = ?

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