Question

Shelby multiplies 7,358. 9 by a power of 10 and gets the product

73. 589. Select all possible factors.


(A) 1/100 "fraction"


(B) 1/10 "Fraction"


(C) 1


(D) 0. 1


(E) 0. 01


(F) 0. 1

Answer 1

A and E

Explanation:

A. 7,358.9 is 7.3589 x 10³

B. 73. 589 is 7.3589 x 10¹

For A which is 10³ to reduce to 10¹, you need to multiply by a fraction

To reduce 3 to 1, you need to deduct 2 (10¹¯³ = 10¯²)

10¹/ 10³ = 10/1000 = 1/100 which can also be written as 0.01