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Multiply by a positive power of ten

Multiply by a postive power of ten

This math skill teaches how to multiply a number by a positive power of ten using basic multiplication and understanding of place value to shift the decimal point.

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Teaching Transcript

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Let's multiply 300 times 9

We know that 3 times 9 is 27

And 300 is 3 times 100

So 300 times 9 is going to be 27 times 100, or 2700.

Skill Practice

Multiply by a postive power of ten

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