A multiple is the result of multiplying a number by an integer. For example 2 × 5 = 10 so 10 is a multiple of 2 and 5.

Something that comes before something else is known as the previous thing.

Something that comes after something else is known as the next thing.

Rounding means making a number simpler but keeping its value close to what it was.

Round a decimal number with hundredths to the nearest whole number

Maths

In this unit pupils will use their knowledge of decimal place value to convert between and compare metres and centimetres explaining that different lengths can be composed additively and multiplicatively.  In the future unit pupils will explain represent and compare whole pounds and pence.  They will convert quantities of money between pounds and pence and find change. 

In the prior unit pupils identified hundredths as part of a whole and described and represented hundredths as a decimal fraction. They compared and ordered decimal numbers with hundredths. In this unit pupils will use their knowledge of decimal place value to convert between and compare metres and centimetres explaining that different lengths can be composed additively and multiplicatively.

Use knowledge of decimals to solve problems in different contexts: length

What are the closest multiples of one that 3.29 sits between? 

Tick the statements that are correct about the number 4.56

What is 6.50 rounded to the nearest multiple of 1? 

Tick the numbers that would round to the previous multiple of one, in this case 8. 

A bag of sweets weighs 45.41 g. How much does the bag weigh to the nearest gram? {{ }} g

Sam eats 5 sweets from a bag. The bag now weighs 32.51 g. How much does the bag weigh to the nearest gram? {{ }} g

What is the missing number in the sequence? 

Match the number to the correct letter on the number line. 

What are the closest multiples of one that 6.38 sits between? 

What is 9.97 rounded to the nearest multiple of 0.1? 

What is 9.9 rounded to the nearest multiple of 1? 

Starter Quiz