as you multiply by decreasing powers of 10 how does the position of the decimal point change in the product
Mark M.
answered • 01/02/18
Mathematics Teacher - NCLB Highly Qualified
Look at an example:
4 * 104 = 40000
4 * 103 = 4000
4 * 102 = 400
4 * 101 = 40
4 * 100 = 4
4 * 10-1 = 0.4
4 * 10-2 = 0.04
So, how is the decimal point moving?
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