5.3.1
Multiplying & Dividing by 10, 100 & 1,000
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Multiplying by 10, 100, and 1,000 in your Head
You know that when you multiply something by 10, 100 or 1000 that the place value of the numbers will increase by 10, 100 or 1,000 times and become larger.
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Multiply by 1,000
- 45 × 1,000 = 45,000
- Each digit in the number will increase 1,000 times.
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Multiply by 10
- 5.3 × 10 = 53
- Each digit in the number will increase 10 times.
Dividing by 10, 100, and 1,000 in your Head
You know that when you divide something by 10, 100 or 1000 that the place value of the numbers will decrease by 10, 100 or 1,000 times and become smaller.
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Divide by 10
- 5.6 ÷ 10 = 0.56
- Each digit in the number will decrease 10 times.
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Divide by 100
- 4,384 ÷ 100 = 43.84
- Each digit in the number will decrease 100 times.

No written calculations!
- You should be able to do these calculations without any written calculations to help you in year 6!
1Year 5 - Number
1.1Number & Place Value
1.2Addition & Subtraction
1.3Multiplication & Division
2Year 5 - Measurement
2.2Perimeter & Area
2.3Time
3Year 5 - Geometry
3.1Properties of 3D Shapes
3.2Properties of 2D Shapes
3.4Position & Direction
4Year 5 - Statistics
5Year 6 - Number
5.1Number & Place Value
5.2Multiplication & Division
5.3Mental Maths
5.4Order of Operations
5.5Problem Solving
5.6Fractions & Decimals
6Year 6 - Ratio & Proportion
6.2Percentages
6.3Scale
7Year 6 - Algebra
7.2Missing Number Problems
8Year 6 - Measurement
8.1Problem Solving
8.2Unit Conversion
8.3Perimeter, Area & Volume
8.4Angles
8.5Circles
8.6Coordinate Grids
9Year 6 - Statistics
9.1Displaying Data
9.2Averages
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1Year 5 - Number
1.1Number & Place Value
1.2Addition & Subtraction
1.3Multiplication & Division
2Year 5 - Measurement
2.2Perimeter & Area
2.3Time
3Year 5 - Geometry
3.1Properties of 3D Shapes
3.2Properties of 2D Shapes
3.4Position & Direction
4Year 5 - Statistics
5Year 6 - Number
5.1Number & Place Value
5.2Multiplication & Division
5.3Mental Maths
5.4Order of Operations
5.5Problem Solving
5.6Fractions & Decimals
6Year 6 - Ratio & Proportion
6.2Percentages
6.3Scale
7Year 6 - Algebra
7.2Missing Number Problems
8Year 6 - Measurement
8.1Problem Solving
8.2Unit Conversion
8.3Perimeter, Area & Volume
8.4Angles
8.5Circles
8.6Coordinate Grids
9Year 6 - Statistics
9.1Displaying Data
9.2Averages
Practice questions on Multiplying & Dividing by 10, 100 & 1,000
Can you answer these? Test yourself with free interactive practice on Seneca — used by over 10 million students.
- 1What is 53.6 × 100?Multiple choice
- 2What is 94.23 × 1,000?Multiple choice
- 3What is 87.1 × 100?Multiple choice
- 4Select the correct calculations:True / false
- 5Select the correct calculation:True / false
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