Max Maths, Year 6, Learn together, Review of adding and subtracting decimals (4)

In a practical maths lesson tailored for Year 6 students, they review the process of subtracting decimals with the example of 7.43 minus 1.06. The lesson breaks down the subtraction into manageable steps to ensure clarity and understanding. The first step involves dealing with the hundredths place. Since it is not possible to subtract 6 hundredths from 3 hundredths, students learn about regrouping 1 tenth into 10 hundredths, giving them 13 hundredths to work with. After regrouping, they subtract 6 hundredths from 13 hundredths, leaving them with 7 hundredths.

The next step moves on to subtracting the tenths. With the regrouping done previously, students now have 3 tenths. They proceed to subtract the tenths without the need for further regrouping. Finally, the lesson concludes with subtracting the ones place, where 7 ones minus 1 one equals 6 ones. The lesson carefully demonstrates each step of the subtraction process, ensuring that students can confidently perform decimal subtraction. By the end of the exercise, students arrive at the correct answer of 6.37, having subtracted the hundredths, tenths, and ones in sequence.