Multiplying and dividing whole numbers by numbers greater than 0 and less than 1 can be broken into a whole number calculation followed by multiplying or dividing by a power of 10, for example 10, 100 ...

A decimal number is any number made up of the digits 0 to 9. This can include whole numbers and numbers less than 1. You can use a decimal point to show which digits are whole numbers and which are ...

Give your students a good grounding in decimals with this piece from Mike Askew, which looks at the challenges pupils face in the move from working with whole numbers to decimal numbers. Mike runs ...