Question

A number is being multiplied by a power of 10. Find the number.

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___________ × 102 = 700

___________ × 103 = 36,000

___________ × 105 = 400,000

Answer 1

When you have the base of 10 and an exponential index of “n”, the powers of 10 says that the resulting number will be 1 followed by “n” number of zeros. So for example, 10 to the 7th represents the same thing as 1 followed by 7 zeros. The result is 10,000,000 (10 million). Multiplying whole numbers by a power of ten would mean that you ...