Multiplying and Dividing with Powers of 10

When multiplying by a power of ten you move the decimal to the...

• right

• left

• back of the number

• front of the number

When dividing by a power of ten you move the decimal to the...

• right

• left

• back of the number

• front of the number

Find 56.94 ÷ 10.

• 569.4

• 5.694

• 56.940

• .5694

Find 8.4 × 100.

• .84

• 84

• 840

• 8,400

When multiplying a whole number by 10³, what is the relationship between the exponent and the number of zeros added to the product?

• One zero should be added to the product.

• Two zeros should be added to the product.

• Three zeros should be added to the product.

• Four zeros should be added to the product.

85 × 10² 

• 850

• 8,500 

• 0.85

• 8.5

106 x 10¹

• 1,060

• 10,600

• 106,000

• 106

What is 60 x 10³?

• 60,000

• .060

• 6,000

• .0060

59 x 1000

• 59,000

• 5,900

• 590,000

• 590

27 x 10³

• 27,000

• 270

• 2,700

• 270,000