1. Create a number between _10__ and _10,000__ by moving the decimal..
2. Count the number of times that hit moved the decimal. this number will be your __power___ of 10.
number of times 3
3. If your number is greater than one, the exponent will be ___positive____.
4. If your number is less than one (like a decimal), the exponent will be ___negative__.
In this problem we have
10,000=10x10^3
1. Create a number between _0__ and _9__ by moving the decimal..
the number is 8
2. Count the number of times that hit moved the decimal. this number will be your __power___ of 10.
Move the decimal to the right 3 times
number of times 3
3. If your number is greater than one, the exponent will be ___positive____.
4. If your number is less than one (like a decimal), the exponent will be ___negative__.
In this problem we have
8,000=8x10^3