Multiples of Ten Worksheet

Multiplying by multiples of ten is one of the biggest place value shortcuts a fourth grader can learn. Once students see that 6 x 10 is simply 6 tens, and that 6 x 100 is 6 hundreds, they stop counting one group at a time and start reasoning about place value. This Multiples of Ten Worksheet walks students through that pattern step by step, starting with a number times one, then times ten, then times one hundred, so the movement of the digits becomes something they can predict instead of something they have to memorize.

Use this multiplying by tens activity as guided practice, as morning work, or as a quick check before a unit test. Part A gives three pattern columns that build from x 1 up to x 100. Part B moves students into multiplying a one digit number by a multiple of ten or one hundred, such as 8 x 40 and 9 x 700. Part C finishes with a two step word problem about a class tile mural, plus room for students to explain their thinking in writing. Print one copy per student, or slide the page into a sleeve and reuse it with dry erase markers.

What’s Included

• 1 print-ready PDF worksheet
• Answer key
• 9 place value pattern problems, 6 multiply-by-a-multiple-of-ten problems, and 1 two-step word problem with a written explanation

This Multiples of Ten Worksheet helps kids in three ways. First, the pattern columns make the place value shift visible, so students connect 47 x 10 to 47 tens instead of reaching straight for a standard algorithm. Second, the mixed problems in Part B build the fluency with basic operations that fourth grade multi digit multiplication and division both depend on. Third, the written explanation at the end asks students to justify a strategy in their own words, which is exactly what constructed response questions on a state test will ask them to do.

Teachers and parents can stretch this skill well past the page. Build a place value chart on the board and slide a number card one column to the left every time you multiply by ten. Play a quick round of ten times bigger, where one partner says a number and the other says the product. Pull real numbers from grocery receipts, sports scores, or a class supply order and multiply them by ten and one hundred. Skip counting songs also help younger siblings hear the pattern long before they ever write it down.

Related Resources

• Multiplying by Tens Activity
• Multiples of Ten Equations Worksheet
• Multiples of Ten Word Problems Worksheet
• Counting By Tens Song (Have Fun Teaching)