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Because 0.1 is one-tenth, and you want one-tenth of one hundred, demonstrate one hundred divided into ten equal parts and you will see that ONE tenth of 100 is 10! :)

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Q: Explsin why 100 x 0.1 equals 10 without using the rule of moving the decimal points over so many places?
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