Powers of 10 and Decimals

14.08  ÷ 10=

• 1.408

• 140.8

• 14.08

• 1.480

12.33÷10

• 1,233

• 0.1233

• 123.3

• 1.233

26.9 ÷ 10

• 269

• 2.69

• 12

Which of the following expressions is equivalent to 86,000

• 86 x 10³

• 8.6 x 10²

• 860 x 10

• 8,600 x 10²

27 x 10³

• 27,000

• 270

• 2,700

• 270,000

Moving the decimal to the right means the number will get __________.

• larger

• smaller

• stay the same

When you divide a number by a power of ten, the number will get _________.

• smaller

• bigger

• stay the same

2.34 ÷ 10¹

• 0.234

• 2.34

• 23.4

• 0.0234

72.5 ÷ 10³

• 7.25

• 0.725

• 0.0725

• 725

Find the quotient: 2.34 ÷ 10²

• 234

• 0.234

• 0.0234

• 0.00234