thomasestre20
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  • 04-11-2014
  • Mathematics
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ted is asked to multiply 10^2*18.72.how should he move the decimal point to get the correct product?

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Brooklyn14
Brooklyn14 Brooklyn14
  • 04-11-2014
1. 10^2= 100 (10^2 means 10*10, which equals 100. For example 10^3 means 10*10*10= 1000)
2. 100*18.72=1,872.0 (The decimal needs to be moved 2 times to the right because the number is increasing by 100x). 
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