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Do the products 40 times 500 and 40times 600 have the same number of zeros?

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No. 500 has more zeros than 600.
User Papacostas
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No, because:
40 * 600 = 4*6*10^3 = 24,000 = 2.4 * 10^4

While:
40 * 500 = 4*5*10^3 = 20,000 = 2 * 10^4
User Kyle Knoepfel
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