Guide your team through our printable multiplying decimals and powers of ten worksheets to reinforce their knowledge of place value. Grade 5 and 6 students should be able to understand that each time a decimal is multiplied by 10 it increases in value. Explain the patterns of the number of zeros in the product when multiplying it by 10, 100, or 1000. Also, analyze the patterns of the placement of decimal points. However, the trick is to count how many zeros you multiply with the power of 10, and then move the decimal point to the right. See the digits shift 1 to 2 or 3 places to your left depending on what power of 10 it is multiplied by. Then, see the change in place value. Use our answer key to quickly evaluate. Get our free multiplying decimals to the powers of 10 worksheet to get a sneak peak.
