Multiply Decimals by Powers of 10 Worksheet

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Multiply Decimals by Powers of 10 Worksheets

In these free math worksheets, students practice how to multiply a decimal by a power of ten or multiply by exponents.

How to multiply a decimal by a power of 10?

To multiply a decimal by a power of 10, you can move the decimal point to the right by the number of zeros equal to the exponent in the power of 10.

For example:
To multiply 0.23 by 10, we move the decimal point one place to the right, which gives us 2.3
To multiply 0.5623 by 10², we move the decimal point two places to the right, which gives us 56.23
To multiply 0.87 by 10³, we move the decimal point three places to the right, which gives us 870

In general, to multiply a decimal by 10ⁿ, where n is a positive integer, we move the decimal point n places to the right.

Have a look at this video if you need to review how to multiply decimals by powers of 10.

• Multiplying Decimals by Powers of Ten

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Powers of 10 (eg. 10³=)
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