Powers of Ten

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What is a power of ten?

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

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What does 10^5 represent?

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10^5 represents the number 100,000.

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

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When you multiply a number by a power of ten, you move the decimal point to the right as many places as the exponent indicates.

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

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When you divide a number by a power of ten, you move the decimal point to the left as many places as the exponent indicates.

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What is 83.05 x 100?

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8305

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What happens to the decimal point when multiplying by 10?

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The decimal point moves to the right.

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What happens to the decimal point when dividing by 10?

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The decimal point moves to the left.

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Express 1,000 as a power of ten.

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10^3

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What is 10^4?

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10^4 represents the number 10,000.

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If you have 0.1 and multiply it by 10, what do you get?

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1.0