Powers of Ten

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What is a power of ten?

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A power of ten is a number expressed as 10 raised to an exponent, indicating how many times to multiply 10 by itself.

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What does 10³ equal?

Back

1,000

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How do you multiply a number by a power of ten?

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You move the decimal point to the right as many places as the exponent indicates.

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What is the result of 14 x 10³?

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14,000

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What does 10¹ equal?

Back

10

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How do you divide a number by a power of ten?

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You move the decimal point to the left as many places as the exponent indicates.

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What is the result of 5.13 x 10¹?

Back

51.3

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What is the exponential form of 10,000?

Back

10⁴

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What is the result of 107 x 10²?

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10,700

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If you have 10⁵, how many zeros does it have?

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5 zeros.