Decimal Powers of Ten

30 x 100

• move the decimal 2 places to the right

• move the decimal 2 places to the left

0.3 / 100

• move the decimal 2 places to the right

• move the decimal 2 places to the left

0.04 x 10

• move the decimal 1 place to the right

• move the decimal 1 place to the left

54.45 / 100

• move the decimal 2 places to the right

• move the decimal 2 places to the left

52 x 0.1

• 520

• 5.2

• 0.52

• 0.052

627 x 0.01

• 6270

• 6.27

• 0.627

• 62.7

5.0 x 0.001

• 5

• 0.05

• 0.5

• 0.005

27 x 10³

• 27,000

• 270

• 2,700

• 270,000

0.003 X 10³

• 3

• 30

• 300

• .03

When multiplying by a power of ten, the decimal point moves  _______ .

• left

• up

• down

• right