Multiplying by 10, 100
and 1,000
Created by: Sabrina Edmondson
Adapted from BBC online
Multiplying by 10, 100
and 1,000
Multiplying by 10
When you multiply a number by 10 you
add a 0 to the end of the number.
The number becomes 10 times bigger.
Multiplying by 10, 100
and 1,000
Example 263 x 10 = 2630
You can see that a zero is added to the end
of the number. Units move to left, and a
zero is added to the ones place like this:
TH
2
H
T
O
2
6
3
6
3
0
This
Becomes
this
Multiplying by 10, 100
and 1,000
Multiplying by 100
When you multiply a number by 100
you add two 0s to the end of the
number. The number becomes 100
times bigger.
Multiplying by 10, 100
and 1,000
Example
263 x 100 = 26,300
TTH TH
2
6
H
T
O
2
6
3
3
0
0
This
Becomes
this
Multiplying by 10, 100
and 1,000
Multiplying by 1,000
When you multiply a number by 1,000 you
add two 0’s to the end of the number. The
number becomes 1,000 times bigger.
Multiplying by 10, 100
and 1,000
Example
263 x 1,000 = 263,000
HTH TTH TH
2
6
3
H
T
O
2
6
3
0
0
0
This
Becomes
this