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You move the decimal place by as many positions as the number in the exponent.Examples (using "^" for powers):

* To multiply by 10^5, you move the decimal point 5 positions to the right.

* To multiply by 10^(-6), you move the decimal point 6 positions to the left.

* To divide by 10^6 is the same as to multiply by the reciprocal - by 10^(-6). See the previous example.

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