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Since the decimal point is moved 5 places to the left multiply by 10 to the 5 power

Since the decimal point is moved 5 places to the left multiply by 10 to the 5 power-example-1
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The answer to the question is 782,000 because 10 times 10 times 10 times 10 times 10 equals 100,000 then you multiply by 7.82 which equals the answer above
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7.87 · 10^5 = 7.87 · 100000 = 787000.

10^5 = 100000 or a 1 with 5 zeros.

Hope helps!-Aparri

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