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when 256 is multiplied by a positive power of 10 number of zeros in the product is related to the power of 10 explain how the number of zeros relates to the power of 10

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The exponent tells you how many times ten is to be multiplied by iteslf to equal the number you wish to write.
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For each power there is one more zero in the answer so if there if it’s the the 10th power there are 10 zeros in your answer :)
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