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The decimal point moves one place to the right
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What happens to a decimal number when you mutiply it by 10?
-- Nothing happens to it. -- You generate a new number that's ten times the size of the original number. -- The new number has all the same digits as the original number had, in the same order. But the decimal point in the new number is one digit to the right of where it was in the original number.
What happens to a number when you divide by 10?
The decimal place "moves" one space to the left.
What happens when you move the decimal left?
For each step, you increase the value by a multiple of 10.
What is 6 times 10 to the power of 3 into decimal values?
It is 6000.
What is 3.1 times 10 to the power of -4?
It is equivalent to 0.00031 as a decimal
What decimal is 0.3 10 times as great as?
0.3 is 10 times as great as 0.03
What the decimal form of 7.73 times 10 to the negative third power?
The decimal form of 7.73 times 10 to the negative third power is 0.00773
In decimal form what is 4.05 times 10 to the third power?
4.05 times 10 to the third power = 40.5
What is 120 ten times smaller with a decimal?
120 / 10 = 12If you want it with a decimal, then the answer is 12.0
4.3 times 10?
Multiplying a decimal by ten means that you would move the decimal point one space to the right. 4.3 times 10 would equal 43.
Write this number in decimal form 7.73 times 10 to the -3?
7.73 times 10 to the -3 = 0.00773
What happens as you move the decimal point to the left?
You multiply by 10 (Add a zero)
What is the decimal number which is 10 times smaller than 8.8?
8.8/10 = 0.88
What happens to a decimal number when you mutiply it by 10?
-- Nothing happens to it. -- You generate a new number that's ten times the size of the original number. -- The new number has all the same digits as the original number had, in the same order. But the decimal point in the new number is one digit to the right of where it was in the original number.
Why do you line up the decimals when adding decimals?
Because left of the decimal point goes times 10 for every position and right of the decimal point goes times -10 for every position.
What happens when you move the decimal left?
For each step, you increase the value by a multiple of 10.
What happens to a number when you divide by 10?
The decimal place "moves" one space to the left.
