Year 5 Subtract – Different Decimal Places Maths Challenge

Teacher Specific Information

This Year 5 Subtract – Different Decimal Places Maths Challenge is designed to check pupils’ understanding of subtracting decimals with a different number of decimal places within a problem solving context. Pupils will use the clues to find the missing value and work out the difference between the values.

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National Curriculum Objectives

Fractions (including decimals and percentages)

Mathematics Year 5: (5F10) Solve problems involving number up to three decimal places

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