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Multiplying by 10

When you multiply a whole number by 10, each digit moves one place to the left. A zero fills the empty ones place.

Examples

  • If you have 34 stickers, 10 times as many is 340 stickers.
  • A pack of 5 pencils times 10 gives 50 pencils.

Quiz: Multiplying by 10 (Age 9)

  1. What happens to each digit in a whole number when you multiply it by 10?

    • It stays in the same place.
    • It moves one place to the left.
    • It moves one place to the right.
  2. When you multiply a whole number by 10, what goes in the ones place?

    • The original ones digit
    • The digit 1
    • A zero
  3. Multiplying a whole number by 10 makes each digit worth how much?

    • One tenth as much
    • The same amount
    • Ten times as much

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Maths, Age 9