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Year 5 · Place Value

Multiply and divide by 10, 100, 1000

Multiplying by 10, 100 or 1000 moves every digit left; dividing moves them right.

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How to do it

  1. × 10: one place left (one zero). × 100: two places. × 1000: three.
  2. ÷ 10: one place right, and so on.

Worked example

47 × 100
Every digit moves 2 places to the left; fill the gaps with 0.
4700

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The digits do not change, only their places.

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