Mastering Multiplication and Division with Powers of Ten

The video tutorial focuses on understanding and using powers of 10 to multiply and divide numbers. It begins with a review of exponents and explains how powers of 10 work, emphasizing the movement of the decimal point rather than adding zeros. The tutorial provides examples of multiplying and dividing by powers of 10, demonstrating how the decimal point shifts based on the power. It concludes with practice problems to reinforce the concepts learned.

What is 10 to the power of 3?

• 10

• 10000

• 100

• 1000

What does any number to the power of zero equal?

• 10

• 1

• 0

• The number itself

When multiplying 5 by 10 to the power of 3, what is the result?

• 50000

• 5000

• 500

• 50

How many times do you move the decimal when multiplying by 10 squared?

• Four times

• Three times

• Twice

• Once

What is the result of 8.32 times 10 to the power of 2?

• 8320

• 8.32

• 832

• 83.2

When multiplying 8.32 by 10, where does the decimal move?

• Two places to the left

• Two places to the right

• One place to the right

• One place to the left

What is 5000 divided by 10 to the power of 3?

• 5

• 50

• 5000

• 500

How many times do you move the decimal when dividing by 10 squared?

• Once

• Twice

• Three times

• Four times

What is the result of dividing 0.684 by 10 squared?

• 6.84

• 0.684

• 0.0684

• 0.00684

When dividing 89.5 by 10, where does the decimal move?

• Two places to the left

• One place to the right

• Two places to the right

• One place to the left