Multiplying by 10 and 100Why the zeros appear — and why 'just add a zero' stops working…3rd GradeMultiplying by 10 moves every digit one placeto the left. A zero fills the empty onescolumn.× 10 → one place · × 100 → two places34 × 103403 tens became 3 hundreds; 4 ones became 4 tens.34 × 1003,400Two places left, so two zeros appear.7 × 10007,000Three places, three zeros.2.5 × 1025Here 'add a zero' fails completely — the digits still move.THE COMMON MISTAKE✗ 2.5 × 10 = 2.50✓ 2.5 × 10 = 25The rule is that digits move, not that a zero is glued on. Decimals prove it.Say 'the digits move left', never 'add a zero'. The first is alwaystrue.Multiplying by 10 and 100www.littleactivity.com

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Math · 3rd Grade

Multiplying by 10 and 100

Why the zeros appear — and why 'just add a zero' stops working later.

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Watch the digits slide left. The zero is the empty seat they left behind.

Free · print-ready PDF · US Letter and A4

Grade
3rd Grade
Ages
8–9
Subject
Math
Pages
1

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