Powers of Ten

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What is a power of ten?

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A power of ten is a number expressed as 10 raised to an exponent, indicating how many times to multiply 10 by itself.

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What does 10³ equal?

Back

1,000

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How do you calculate 0.8 x 10³?

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Move the decimal point three places to the right: 0.8 becomes 800.

Front

What is the exponential form of 10,000?

Back

10⁴

Front

When multiplying by a power of ten, how many times does the decimal place move to the right?

Back

Once for every zero.

Front

What is 10²?

Back

100

Front

What is 10⁴?

Back

10,000

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How do you express 1,070 in terms of powers of ten?

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1.07 x 10³

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What is the result of 107 x 10²?

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10,700

Front

If you multiply 5 by 10¹, what do you get?

Back

50