Multiplying Decimals: Year 7 6.4 practice

What you need to know

Check yourself against these “I can” statements.

I can multiply a decimal by a single-digit whole number
I can multiply decimals in my head using partitioning, doubling and halving
I can multiply by 0.1 and 0.01
I can multiply two decimals, like 0.3 × 0.04, using place value
I can explain why multiplying by a decimal less than 1 makes a number smaller
I can estimate to check where the decimal point goes in my answer

Practise this topic

1 resource

Decimal Countdown

Countdown with decimals: combine six decimal and whole-number tiles with + − × ÷ to hit a decimal target, with exact arithmetic (no rounding errors). Four levels: 1 d.p., 2 d.p., and multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 and 0.1.…

KS2 and KS3

These are the pages for Multiplying Decimals in the Year 7 scheme of work, following Pearson Edexcel Maths Progress Delta 1. Open this topic in Mr Wells Maths to see it alongside the rest of the course.