Year 5 Adding – Different Decimal Places Maths Challenge

Teacher Specific Information

This Year 5 Adding – Different Decimal Places Maths Challenge checks pupils’ understanding of adding decimals that have a different number of decimal places. Pupils will use the information provided to complete the magic square so that every row and column have the same total.

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National Curriculum Objectives

Fractions (including decimals and percentages)

Mathematics Year 5: (5F10) Solve problems involving number up to 3dp.

Mathematics Year 5: (5M9a) Use all four operations to solve problems involving measure [for example, length, mass, volume, money] using decimal notation, including scaling.