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PR-6102UK Investigating Number Patterns 3

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Place Value <strong>Patterns</strong> – 1<br />

1 Try the following multiplications.<br />

a 26 x 1 =<br />

A calculator<br />

will help.<br />

b 26 x 10 =<br />

c 26 x 100 =<br />

d 26 x 1000 =<br />

e 26 x 0.1 =<br />

f 26 x 0.01 =<br />

g 26 x 0.001 =<br />

h 26 x 0.0001 =<br />

2 See a pattern? 3 How is that?<br />

a Describe the pattern you can see.<br />

b In what ways are the answers the<br />

same?<br />

c In what ways are the answers<br />

different?<br />

4 Describe a method for doing calculations, like those above, in your head.<br />

5 Try these without a calculator first.<br />

a Describe what happens when you<br />

multiply by a number greater than<br />

one.<br />

a 39 x 10 =<br />

b Describe what happens when you<br />

multiply by a number less than one.<br />

Viewing sample<br />

b 39 x 100 =<br />

Then check your answers<br />

with a calculator.<br />

c 39 x 0.01 =<br />

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