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Build 100, choose Divide by 100 and Calculate. Connect two successive divisions by 10 to finding one hundredth.
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© 2026 Maths ModelledYear 5 · Place value · 1:25 · Short worked example
Find one hundredth using place value
Find one hundredth of 100 through two stages of exchanging and selecting one tenth of the current value.
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Start with two teams and maximum 1,000,000. Apply this explanation to ÷100 clues in the mixed powers-of-ten game; reason backwards to the hidden number. Use Instructions for the game rules.
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Practice / divide by 100. Taking one hundredth means dividing by 100; the game uses whole-number answers. Use Instructions for the game rules.
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