Skip to content

Study Hub

Study Guides

This pupil-friendly study guide includes a unit summary, clear notes, common mistakes, and quick questions with answers.

Year 3 - Maths

Represent 3-digit multiples of 10 in different ways

Securing place value to 100 and applying to addition and subtraction

Unit Summary

In this unit pupils will use known facts to find multiples of ten that compose 100 and use known facts to find complements to 100. They will add and subtract multiples of ten, bridging 100.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to represent 3-digit multiples of 10 in different ways.

Key Notes

  • 3-digit multiples of ten can be expressed as a number of tens.
  • 3-digit multiples of ten can be expressed as a number of hundreds and tens.
  • The number of tens and the number of hundreds and tens are equivalent.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • Equal: Exactly the same amount or value.

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Pupils should not be encouraged to think about 'adding a zero' to the 2-digit numbers.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Solve this in steps: explain the method from this lesson and why each step matters.

3-digit multiples of ten can be expressed as a number of tens. 3-digit multiples of ten can be expressed as a number of hundreds and tens.

2. Use this key word in a maths sentence and explain it clearly. 'Equal'

Exactly the same amount or value. Use this word when showing your method, then check your final answer is reasonable.

3. Spot and fix this common maths mistake.

Mistake: Pupils should not be encouraged to think about 'adding a zero' to the 2-digit numbers. Correction: Make careful use of the stem sentences and representations to make sure that pupils are clear that e.g. 12 tens is equal to 120.

More Lessons In This Unit

Browse all guides in the Year 3 Maths guide library.