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A number is being written in scientific notation. The student moves the decimal point to the left 3places and__

A.multiplies by 10^-3
B.multiplies by 3
C.Multiplies by 10
D.multiplies by 10^3

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A, 10 to the power of a number signifies movements of decimal place. Positive represents decimal movement to the right, negative represents movement to the left
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