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MENTAL MATH. MULTIPLYING BY POWERS OF TEN. Strategy : When you multiply any whole number by a power of ten you simply add the number of zeros that the power of ten has to the original number.
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MULTIPLYING BY POWERS OF TEN Strategy: When you multiply any whole number by a power of ten you simply add the number of zeros that the power of ten has to the original number. When you multiply a decimal number by a power of ten the decimal moves to the right the number of zeros in the power of ten. Example: 34 x 10³ = 34 000 57.64 x 104 = 576 400
Practice with…. Multiplying by powers of ten
5.76 x 10³ Decimal moves 3 to the right = 5760
652 x 105 Add 5 zeroes to 652 = 65 200 000
23.9 x 104 Decimal moves four to the right = 239 000
Timed Quiz • Beginning with the next slide you will have 20 seconds to answer each question using the mental math strategy just practiced. • There will be 10 questions to do. • Put the title “Mental Math” at the top of your page, your name to the right, and then numbers 1 to 10 below. Only your answer will go beside the question number. Your page should look like the following:
Mental Math Susan Black 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. NOW…. Get ready to begin….
Question 1 725 x 104
Question 2 4.01 x 102
Question 3 83 x 106
Question 4 32.245 x 103
Question 5 88.32 x 105
Question 6 1.432 x 102
Question 7 8 x 107
Question 8 64.741 x 102
Question 9 34. 5 x 105
Question 10 5 394 x 106
Now get ready to check your answers below…. • 7 250 000 • 401 • 83 000 000 • 32 245 • 8 832 000 • 143.2 • 80 000 000 • 6 474.1 • 3 450 000 • 5 394 000 000