Explain how making the dividend 10 times the size affects the quotient

Maths

In this unit pupils will explain the relationship between multiplying and dividing a number by 10 and multiples of 10.  In the future unit pupils will describe represent and order tenths as decimal fractions. They will round decimal numbers with tenths to the nearest whole number.

In the prior unit pupils used knowledge of the distributive law to calculate products beyond known times tables facts. In this unit pupils will explain the relationship between multiplying and dividing a number by 10 and multiples of 10. 

Understand what happens when a number is multiplied or divided by 10 and 100

True or false? If the dividend is made 10 times the size the quotient will be 10 times the size.

Match the times tables facts to the related division facts with a dividend and quotient 10 times the size.

A tennis club needs to buy 480 tennis balls. Tennis balls come in packs of 6     How many packs should they buy? {{ }} packs

The school council raises £540 for 9 classes to spend on their class library. If the money is shared equally between classes, how much do they each get? £{{ }}

Which of the numbers in the following equation is the dividend? 18 ÷ 6 = 3

Which of these is the inverse of multiplying by five?

Which of the numbers in the following equation is the quotient? 18 ÷ 6 = 3

What is the missing factor in this equation? {{ }} × 7 = 21

Match these times table with their related division facts.

True or false? To multiply a whole number by 10 you place a zero after the final digit of that number.

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