Multiplying Decimals - Using Known Facts WORKSHEET
Suitable for Year groups: Year 7, Year 8
GCSE Tier: Foundation/Higher
Targeting grades: 4-5
Prerequisite knowledge: Multiplication facts and strategies with whole numbers. Understanding of place value and decimals.
Multiplying Decimals - Using Known Facts WORKSHEET DESCRIPTION
This worksheet helps students build confidence in multiplying decimals by connecting calculations to familiar number facts.
Section A uses step-by-step progressions, guiding learners to scale up or down from whole number multiplications to related decimal problems. This is reinforced in Section B as students apply known facts directly to complete decimal multiplications, strengthening number sense and place value understanding. Section C then provides varied practice questions that require more independence, ensuring pupils can apply the method flexibly. Finally, Section D introduces real-world word problems, encouraging students to use decimal multiplication in meaningful contexts such as money, distance, and speed.
The clear progression from structured guidance to independent application makes this worksheet particularly effective for developing both fluency and problem-solving confidence.
Section A uses step-by-step progressions, guiding learners to scale up or down from whole number multiplications to related decimal problems. This is reinforced in Section B as students apply known facts directly to complete decimal multiplications, strengthening number sense and place value understanding. Section C then provides varied practice questions that require more independence, ensuring pupils can apply the method flexibly. Finally, Section D introduces real-world word problems, encouraging students to use decimal multiplication in meaningful contexts such as money, distance, and speed.
The clear progression from structured guidance to independent application makes this worksheet particularly effective for developing both fluency and problem-solving confidence.
