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    The document discusses strategies for subtracting decimals, including: 1. Separating the place values and subtracting them separately, such as thinking of 5.48 - 3.12 as 5 - 3 in the ones place and 48 - 12 in the tenths place. 2. Rounding decimals to whole numbers to estimate the answer before calculating, as an initial check that the final answer makes sense. 3. Subtracting the decimals in columns, working from right to left and borrowing when needed, as with standard subtraction of whole numbers.

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    The document discusses strategies for subtracting decimals, including: 1. Separating the place values and subtracting them separately, such as thinking of 5.48 - 3.12 as 5 - 3 in the ones place and 48 - 12 in the tenths place. 2. Rounding decimals to whole numbers to estimate the answer before calculating, as an initial check that the final answer makes sense. 3. Subtracting the decimals in columns, working from right to left and borrowing when needed, as with standard subtraction of whole numbers.

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    The document discusses strategies for subtracting decimals, including: 1. Separating the place values and subtracting them separately, such as thinking of 5.48 - 3.12 as 5 - 3 in the ones place and 48 - 12 in the tenths place. 2. Rounding decimals to whole numbers to estimate the answer before calculating, as an initial check that the final answer makes sense. 3. Subtracting the decimals in columns, working from right to left and borrowing when needed, as with standard subtraction of whole numbers.

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    AC Year 6

    CourseSubtracting
    Content decimals Subtracting decimals
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    1
    Last lesson
    Resources Walkthroughs Scorcher Questions
    My course

    Messages Mental strategies World School Class


    Subtracting place values separately
    Progress
    g decimals To work out 5.48 – 3.12, Arun thinks of jumps on a number
    Directed tasks line: High Scores 6A Rees Start

    Tests
    ls 1 Chris S Swan Christian 7/1000:02:03
    3
    Competitions College - Junior
    ecimals by 10, 100, 1000
    Dictionary
    s by a whole number
    Games 2 Ethan M Swan Christian 0/10 00:00:06
    3
    y a whole number College - Junior
    Class key
    y REVIEW
    Manage bookmarks 3 Emily C Swan Christian 0/10 00:00:09
    2
    College - Junior
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    Rounding to whole numbers to estimate


    Estimating an answer before working it out helps you to
    check whether your answer is sensible.

    To estimate 6.82 – 2.64, first round both numbers to the


    nearest whole number.

       
      

    6.82 rounds to 7.   2.64 rounds to 3.


    So their di"erence will be about 7 – 3 = 4

    Subtracting in columns

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