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Explain how the decimal point moves when you multiply 2.3 by 10

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10 = 10^1 - Hope this helped.
User Rohit Nishad
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10 = 10^1

The exponent 1 is positive. The positive exponent means we move the decimal point to the right. Specifically we move to the right 1 spot.

2.3 turns into 23 after multiplying by 10^1


2.3 * 10 = 23\\\\2.3 * 10^1 = 23

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