Multiply Decimals by 10, 100 or 1000

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Multiply Decimals by 10, 100, 1000
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Multiply Decimals by 10, 100 or 1000 Worksheets

In these free math worksheets, students practice how to multiply decimals by 10, 100 or 1000.

How to multiply decimals by 10, 100 or 1000?

To multiply a decimal by 10, 100, or 1000, you can use the concept of moving the decimal point to the right by one, two, or three places respectively.

For example, let’s say you want to multiply the decimal 2.5 by 10, 100, and 1000:

To multiply 2.5 by 10, move the decimal point to the right by one place: 2.5 x 10 = 25.0

To multiply 2.5 by 100, move the decimal point to the right by two places: 2.5 x 100 = 250.0

To multiply 2.5 by 1000, move the decimal point to the right by three places: 2.5 x 1000 = 2500.0

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Multiply Decimals by 10, 100 or 1000 Word Problems

1. A manufacturer made 7,234 boxes of coffee stirrers. Each box contains 1000 stirrers. How many stirrers did they make?
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     7,234,000 stirrers

2. A microscope has a setting that magnifies an object so that it appears 100 times as large when viewed through the eyepiece. If a tiny insect is 0.095 cm long, how long will the insect appear in centimeters through the microscope?
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     9.5 cm

3. Researchers counted 8,912 monarch butterflies on one branch of a tree at a site in Mexico. They estimated that the total number of butterflies at the site was 1000 times as large.
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     891,2000

4. On a map, the perimeter of a park is 0.251 meters. The actual perimeter of the park is 1000 times as large. What is the actual perimeter of the park?
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     251 meters

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