Multiplying by 10 and 100 – Looking for easy to use resources explaining how to multiply and divide by 10, 100 and 1000 etc?
Here I have created and gathered some useful resources, free to download, for explaining how to multiply and divide by 10, 100, 100 etc.
Some can be printed and (optionally) laminated so you can have hands-on practice.
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Multiplying by 10 and 100 – An explanation
Schools teach that multiplying and dividing by 10, 100, 1000 etc is NOT done by moving the decimal point. The decimal point does not move, the digits do.
All of the resources on this page help with this visualisation, of the digits moving.
This video explains clearly how to multiply and divide by 10, 100, 1000 etc.
Printable sheet for Multiplying by 10 and 100 – with column headings
FREE download – multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 sheet. It can be printed multiple times, or laminated / covered with a clear acetate sheet for repeated use.
To use:
In one row, enter a number, one digit in each of the correct columns.
Show on subsequent rows how the digits move, one or more places to the left or right, when you multiply or divide that number by 10, 100, 1000 etc
Multiplying by 10 and 100 using a place value slider
FREE to download and print – Multiplying by 10 and 100 using a place value slider. Includes instructions on how to cut out and assemble.
Laminate so that it can be re-used.
To use:
Write, using a whiteboard marker, the numbers on the slider, one digit in each of the correct columns.
When multiplying or dividing move the slider, left or right, to show the numbers moving to their new columns.
PowerPoint demo to multiply and divide by 10, 100 and 1000
This FREE to download PowerPoint file allows you to demo how the digits move when multiplying or dividing by 10, 100, 1000 etc.
To use:
Change the numbers on the slider to whatever you want (there are two sliders available)
When multiplying or dividing drag and drop the slider, left or right, to show the numbers moving to their new columns.
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