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Janice is confused and thinks that 10 × 1.3 is 1.30. Tell Janice a rule for multiplying by 10 that works for both integers and decimals and explain why this rule is valid.

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Hi!

When multiplying by ten, the decimal moves one space to the right.
^the answer

I also included an image showing the decimal place moved to the right.

Hope this helps! :)
Janice is confused and thinks that 10 × 1.3 is 1.30. Tell Janice a rule for multiplying-example-1
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