Powers of Ten - Worksheet 9 - 5th Grade

Hard

Practice powers of ten using explicit place-value reasoning.

hard: Use another set to practice explaining and checking your answers.

23 problems · 15-20 minutes · Skills: place value, multiplication, division

About This Worksheet

This hard-level worksheet contains 23 problems designed for 5th Grade students practicing powers of ten. Hard worksheets feature challenging problems including multi-step questions, missing values, and real-world applications to push students further.

Recognize digits and read a place-value chart.

  • Practice powers of ten using explicit place-value reasoning.
  • Check your result using the method in the example before moving to the next question.

How to Solve: Worked Example

Example Problem: Calculate 295 × 10^1.
Solution Steps:
  1. A power of ten shifts each digit by that many place-value positions.
Answer: 2950
Tip: Check your result using the method in the example before moving to the next question.
1
Calculate 981 × 10^1.
2
Calculate 223 ÷ 10^3.
3
Calculate 880 × 10^3.
4
Calculate 62 ÷ 10^3.
5
Calculate 72 × 10^2.
6
Calculate 432 ÷ 10^3.
7
Calculate 378 × 10^2.
8
Calculate 631 ÷ 10^2.
9
Calculate 568 × 10^3.
10
Calculate 63 ÷ 10^3.
11
Calculate 632 × 10^3.
12
Calculate 668 ÷ 10^1.
13
Calculate 869 × 10^3.
14
Calculate 174 ÷ 10^1.
15
Calculate 789 × 10^1.
16
Calculate 144 ÷ 10^3.
17
Calculate 824 × 10^3.
18
Calculate 853 ÷ 10^2.
19
Calculate 854 × 10^1.
20
Calculate 965 ÷ 10^2.
21
Calculate 545 × 10^1.
22
Calculate 31 ÷ 10^1.
23
Calculate 499 × 10^1.

Answer Key

1. 98102. 0.2233. 8800004. 0.0625. 72006. 0.4327. 378008. 6.319. 56800010. 0.06311. 63200012. 66.813. 86900014. 17.415. 789016. 0.14417. 82400018. 8.5319. 854020. 9.6521. 545022. 3.123. 4990

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