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Is 0.018 a reasonable answer for 1.8x100

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Answer:

no

Explanation:

1.8×100 would be 180 because you're moving the decimal place two to the right.

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Answer:

No

Explanation:

The standard form of 0.018 can be written as 1.8×10^-2 which can as well be written as 1.8×0.01

But 1.8×100 means 1800 which is so much different from 0.018

For 0.018 the dot is moved two times to the right and not to the left

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