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What is 3.23 x 1000?

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Multiplication By Powers of 10

One of the factors is a power of 10, that is, the number 1 followed by a number of zeros.

To multiply a decimal number by such a quantity, we just move the decimal point as many times to the right as zeros are found.

The product 3.23 x 1000 is a good example. We have 3 zeros, so we move the point by 3 spaces and get 3230

Please note we had to add a final zero to the result because we had only 2 decimals and we needed to move the point by 3 positions.

Answer: 3230

Elaborating on how I added the extra zero:

We write 3.23 = 3.230

Now you move the point...

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