When we multiply numbers by 10, we do not simply add a 0 to the end.
When the numbers are decimals, this rule does not work.
5.46 × 10 does not equal 5.460
When we multiply numbers by 10, each digit must move one place to the left.
When we look at the columns in a Th, H, T, U grid we notice that Thousands are 10 times bigger than Hundreds, which are 10 times bigger than Tens, which are 10 times bigger than Units etc...
When we multiply numbers by 10, we do not simply add a 0 to the end.
When the numbers are decimals, this rule does not work.
5.46 × 10 does not equal 5.460
When we multiply numbers by 10, each digit must move one place to the left.
When we look at the columns in a Th, H, T, U grid we notice that Thousands are 10 times bigger than Hundreds, which are 10 times bigger than Tens, which are 10 times bigger than Units etc...
e.g. Work out:
5.46 × 10 = 54.6
Here is 5.46 in a Th, H, T, U grid.
Answer:
So 5.46 × 10 = 54.6
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