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Number & Place Value
Multiplying by Powers of 10
Track how every digit changes place value when multiplying whole numbers and decimals by powers of 10.
Curriculum rangeYears 4–7
Multiplying by 100 moves every digit 2 places to the left — add 2 zeros on the end.
47 × 100 = 4,700