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After a lesson on exponents Tia went home and said to her mom, " I learned that 10 to the 4th power is the same as 40000. She has made a mistake in her thinking

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10 to the fourth power means 4 zeros
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10 to the fourth power means you add 4 zeros to the end of the number.
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