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Multiplying a Decimal by Ten, One Hundred or One Thousand Worksheet with Answer Key

6 problems on multiplying a decimal by ten, one hundred or one thousand: moving digits left, powers of ten, place value charts, missing factors and exponents, library supply costs, and finding Ryan's and Leah's mistakes. 3 pages, with a worked answer key and a one-page lesson handout. Free to download, no sign-in.

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What's on the worksheet

  1. Multiply by powers of ten, such as 10 squared, moving every digit:
    7.4 × 100.392 × 100.86 × 10012.7 × 1000.603 × 1,000
  2. Read a place value chart before and after multiplying and find the power of ten.
  3. Find the number that goes in each box by following one digit:
  4. Word problem: what do the bookmarks and book covers cost in all?
  5. Ryan and Leah each find 3.05 times 100: find the right product and each mistake.
  6. Explain why 4.8 times 100 and 48 times 10 give the same answer, then find it.

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