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Because it would remain the same number if it was multiplied by just the 1.

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Q: Why add 0 at end of result when multiplying by ten?
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Why is multiplying by a power of ten easy?

You just add 0.


What conjectures can you make by multiplying by powers of ten?

just add a zero


What is ten times 200000000000?

2000000000000 (multiplying by ten if it isn't a decimal: just add a zero. that's it)


Divide 40 by half and add ten What do you get?

The answer is 90. Dividing in half is also same as multiplying it by 2. Then you add 10, you'll get 90.


What is the definition of powers of ten?

Numbers that are formed by multiplying ten by itself a certain number of times ex. ten to the third power= 10,000. you add that number of zeros to the end of ten. 10 3= 10,000 Wiki Answers doesn't know yet. Please try again in another power of ten years.


When multiplying by ten the digits shift to the?

When multiplying by ten the digits shift to the left


Start with a add ten square the result what expression do you get?

(a+10)2


Why does multiplying numbers by ten move the decimal point to the right?

why does multiplying numbers by ten move the decimal point to the right


How do you multiply a number by two in base two?

Just add a zero on the right-hand end of it. ============================== Another contributor bloviated: Just the same as multiplying a number in base ten by ten : just tack a 0 on the end, Binary 11 (decimal value 3) multiplied by decimal two is binary 11 times binary 10 which comes to binary 110. In any base, multiplying by the value of the base tacks a zero on the end, because the value of the base, written in that base, is always 10.


How do you add cm to mm?

Well, one centimeter equals ten millimeters. To have a common denominator, take the amount in cm, multiply it by ten, and add to the amount in mm. The result will be in mm.


What number equals ten to the fourth power?

when multiplying "to the power of" with tens, you just add up the zeros, so 10 to the fourth power would be 10,000.


Why does multiplying a whole number by 10 always add a zero to the right of the number?

That's a phenomenon that you notice after the fact. Try it out. Multiply any whole number by ten. 3 x 10 = 30 492 x 10 = 4920 It's the way the decimal system is structured. Ten to the first power is ten. Ten to the second power is one hundred. Since multiplying a number by ten adds a zero, the reverse is true. Adding a zero to the back of a number multiplies it by ten.