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1.8 Multiplyingby Powersof Ten:Mental Math

1,.9 Using Powensof Ten:Mental Math
MATHPOWENM Smm,pp.?243

For powers of ten greater than L, the decimal For powers of ten less than i., the decimal
point moves to the right as many places point moves to the left as many places
as there are zerosin the power. as there are decimal places in the power.
1 8 . 3 x1 0 =1 8 3 8 x3 0 =2 4 0 1 . 8 . 3 x 0 .=1L . 8 3 8x0.3=2.4
1 8 . 3 x1 0 0 =1 8 3 0 8 x 300=2400 1 8 . 3 x 0 . 0 1= 0 . L 8 3 8x0.03= 0.24
18.3x 1000= 18300 8 x3000=24000 = 0.0183
18.3x0.001 8x0.003= 0.024

Cotnpletethe tables. Multiply.

21.0.124x10 22. 137.4Ax 0.01
Number xL0 x 100 x 1000 1.24 1.3742
1. 78 780 7800 78000
23. 6.35x 100 24.72.6x 0.01
2. 6.2 62 620 6200 635 0.726
3. 11,.7 117 1170 11700
25.322x 0.00L 26. 15.6x 100
4. 4.2'I 42.1 421 4210 0.322 1560
5, 75.98 759.8 7598 75980
27. 83.02x0.01 28.7,02x L000
0.8302 7020
Number x 0.L x 0.01 x 0.001
6. ?3 2.3 0.23 0.023 29.13x 0;01 30. 37:.9x 0.001.
0.13 0.379
4.8 0.48 0.048 0.0048
8. 79.6 7.96 0.796 0.0796 Mukiply.
9. 2.37 0.237 0.0237 0.00237
31. 0.03x 600 32.40x 0.007
1.0. 31.01 3.101 0.3101 0.03101 18 0.28

Number x20 x200 x 2000 33.5000x 0.2 34. 800x 40

1200 3200
11. 2 40 400 4 000
12. 7 140 1 400 14 000 35. 0.5x 8000 36. 30x 4000
4000 120 000
13. 12 240 2400 2400
14. 0.4 8 80 800 37. 0.003x 70 38. 600x 0.04
0.21 24
L5. 30 600 6 000 60 000

Number x 0.4 x 0.M x 0.0M 39. Find the sum of 31,4.75

x 0.L and
272.3x70.
16. 6 2.4 0.24 0.024 314.75 x 0.1 = 31.475 212.3 x 10 = 2123
1.7. 4 1.6 0.16 0.016 31.475+2123=2154.475
18. 11 4.4 0.44 0.044 40. Find the differencebetween5.M x L00
and 156.8x 0.0L.
19. 25 10.0 1.0 0.1 5.34x100=534
20. 50 20.0 2.0 0.2 156.8x0.01=1.568

534-1.568=532.432
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