Powers of tenMultiply & divide
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Multiply or divide by moving the decimal point.
19.2 ÷ 10 =
21.2 × 10 =
33.37 ÷ 100 =
44.1 ÷ 100 =
53.76 × 1000 =
65.31 ÷ 1000 =
75.96 ÷ 100 =
86.17 × 100 =
98.25 × 1000 =
107.52 × 100 =
Multiplying and dividing by powers of ten worksheets
Multiplying and dividing by 10, 100, and 1000 is not really multiplication — it is the decimal point moving. These free printable worksheets make that pattern impossible to miss.
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Multiplying and dividing by powers of ten
The answer key prints on a separate page.
What's on this sheet
Multiplying by ten shifts the point one place right and the number grows; dividing shifts it left and the number shrinks. Sheets mix × and ÷ by 10, 100, and 1000, and answers keep no needless trailing zero — 1.8 × 10 is 18, not 18.0 — so the shift stays clear. Because each answer is a single exact decimal, the sheet also plays on the practice page.
Why this sheet works
This is the pattern behind the metric system and scientific notation, so it pays off for years.
How this one works
One question from this sheet, worked through a step at a time.
9.2 ÷ 10
9.2÷10
0.92
- 10 is a single ten, so there is one move to make.
- ÷ 10 — every digit is worth a tenth as much, so the point steps one place left: 0.92. The digits never changed — only where the point sits. 9.2 ÷ 10 = 0.92.