Learn how to multiply by 10’s, 100’s & 1000’s, with step by step examples. Homework help for kids learning Maths in Key Stage 2 (KS2), Year 4.
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Multiplying by tens, hundreds and thousands
To times by ten you add a ‘0’ from the 10 to the number your are multiplying it by to get the answer.
5 x 10 = 50
To times by one hundred you add two ‘0’ from the 100 to the number you are multiplying it by to get the answer.
3 x 100 = 300
To times by one thousand you add three ‘0’ from the 1000 to the number you are multiplying it by to get the answer.
6 x 1000 = 6000
You can now work out any sum which is multiplied by 10, 100 or 1000.
56 x 100 = 5600
Here you just at two ‘0’ from the 100 to 56 to get the correct answer.