MULTIPLYING DECIMAL FRACTION BY POWERS OF TEN B S4 AND

 Example,Decimal number :  0.1453
Multiply by 10= 1.453

Multiply by 100= 14.53

Multiply by 1000= 145.3

NOTE; when multiplying by ten(10) , move the decimal point one place to right.

• When multiplying hundred (10), move the decimal point ,two place to the right.
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• When multiplying by thousand(1000) , move the decimal point, three places to the right.

EXERCISE 1

Multiply the following.
1. 0.456× 10
2) 1.578× 10
3) 0.503× 1000
4) 0.007x 100
5) 9.025× 100

EXERCISE 2

Multiply the following.
1. 34.67 ×10
2. 0.980 ×1000
3. 1.5467 × 100
4. 8.098 × 10
5. 0.897× 100