This task is from Tools for NC Teachers. Students examine and analyze a strategy about multiplying by a multiple of 10. This is remixable.

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Gina said, “Forty-six multiplied by 10 is 460 because when you multiply a number by ten, you add a zero on to the end of it.”  Do you agree or disagree with Gina? Explain your reasoning.  Give at least one example to support your reason.