Understanding Powers of 10 and Decimal Movements

Understanding Powers of 10 and Decimal Movements

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

5th - 8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

CCSS
5.NBT.A.2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Emma Peterson

FREE Resource

Standards-aligned

CCSS.5.NBT.A.2
The video tutorial explains the concept of powers of ten, focusing on multiplying and dividing numbers by powers of ten. It begins with calculating 10 to the fifth power, demonstrating how multiplying by ten repeatedly adds zeros to the product. The tutorial then applies this concept to multiply 67 by 10 to the fifth and divide 5,700,000 by 10 to the third. It also covers how multiplying or dividing by powers of ten affects the position of the decimal point, providing clear examples for both operations.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the result of 10 raised to the fifth power?

10,000

100,000

1,000,000

10,000,000

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2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does multiplying by 10 affect the number of zeros in a product?

Removes two zeros

Adds one zero

Adds two zeros

Removes one zero

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3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many zeros are in the product of 67 multiplied by 10 to the fifth?

Five

Four

Three

Six

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4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the result of dividing 5,700,000 by 10 to the third power?

57

5,700

570,000

57,000

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5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When 72.1 is multiplied by 10 to the third, how many places does the decimal point move?

Four places to the left

One place to the left

Three places to the right

Two places to the right

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6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the new value of 72.1 after multiplying by 10 to the third?

72,100

721,000

7,210

721

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7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

If you multiply a number by 10 three times, what happens to the decimal point?

Moves two places to the left

Moves two places to the right

Moves three places to the right

Moves three places to the left

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