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PLEASE HELP I NEED THIS A.S.A.P!!) To convert a measurement, Pete must move the decimal point to the left 4 places. This is a shortcut for an operation. Which operation is he using? Which power of 10 is
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PLEASE HELP I NEED THIS A.S.A.P!!) To convert a measurement, Pete must move the decimal point to the left 4 places. This is a shortcut for an operation. Which operation is he using? Which power of 10 is involved?

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PLEASE HELP I NEED THIS A.S.A.P!!) To convert a measurement, Pete must move the decimal-example-1
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Answer:

see explanation

Explanation:

moving the decimal point 4 places left , means the number is smaller by a factor of 10000

this is the operation divide by 10000 or multiply by
10^(-4)

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