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Place value and decimal notation

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In this video you'll learn about place value and decimal notation for GCSE Maths, with worked examples and the mistakes examiners report. By the end you'll be able to read and write the value of any digit in a large whole number or a decimal, and use decimal notation correctly.

What it covers

  1. 0:53 Columns, the why, the checkable question
  2. 3:03 Worked example one: 3,472,905
  3. 4:31 Across the point
  4. 7:14 The shift
  5. 8:41 Worked example two: the bakery
  6. 10:27 Exam technique
  7. 12:03 Your turn: 0.0507
  8. 14:48 What's next

Key words

place valuedigit valuedecimal notationcolumnvalue of the digit

For: AQA GCSE 8300, Edexcel GCSE 1MA1, Edexcel IGCSE 4MA1, Eduqas GCSE C300

On the specification

BoardSpecStatement
AQA GCSE 8300N2Apply the four operations, including formal written methods, to integers, decimals and simple fractions (proper and improper), and mixed numbers – all both positive and negative
Edexcel GCSE 1MA1N2Apply the four operations, including formal written methods, to integers, decimals and simple fractions (proper and improper), and mixed numbers – all both positive and negative; understand and use place value (e.g. when working with very large or very small numbers, and when calculating with decimals)
Edexcel IGCSE 4MA1F1.1BUnderstand place value
Edexcel IGCSE 4MA1F1.3BUnderstand place value
Edexcel IGCSE 4MA1F1.3AUse decimal notation
Eduqas GCSE C300FN2Apply the four operations, including formal written methods, to integers, decimals and simple fractions (proper and improper), and mixed numbers – all both positive and negative; understand and use place value (e.g. when working with very large or very small numbers, and when calculating with decimals)
Eduqas GCSE C300HN2Apply the four operations, including formal written methods, to integers, decimals and simple fractions (proper and improper), and mixed numbers – all both positive and negative; understand and use place value (e.g. when working with very large or very small numbers, and when calculating with decimals)
For teachers

This GCSE Maths lesson teaches place value and decimal notation. By the end, students should be able to read and write the value of any digit in a large whole number or a decimal, and use decimal notation correctly. It works through two worked examples and the mistakes examiners report.