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1,,12Dividingby Powers of Ten: Mental Math

MATHPOWENM Sman, pp. 28-29

For powers of ten greater than L, the decimal For powers of ten less than 1, the decimal
point moves to the left as many decimal point moves to the right as many placesas
places as there are zerosin the power. there are decimal placesin the power.

23 8 - 1 .0=2 3 .8 238+0.L=2380
23 8 +L 0 0 =2 .38 238+ 0.01= 23 800
?3 8 - 1 0 0 0 =0.238 ?38 + 0.001= 238 000

Completethefollowing table. Simplifu.

Number +10 + 100 + 1000 TL. 0.02+ 0.01. 2
t. u6 34.6 3.46 0.346 ?2. 50 + 0.001 50 000
2. 62.9 6.29 0.629 0.0629 23. 7000+ 0.1 70 000
3. 9003 900.3 90.03 9.003 24. 200+ 0.1. 2000
4. 4.76 0.476 0.0476 0.00476 25. 0.3+ 0.01 3
t. 700 70.0 7.00 0.700 25. 40 + 0.001, 40 000
27. 0.008- 0.L 0.08
Completethis table.
28. 900+ 0.01 90 000
Number + 0.1" + 0.01 + 0.00L
29. Find the sum of 73t.45 + 0.1 and
5. u 340 3400 34000
322:J.- L0.
7. 8.3 83 830 8300
8. 68.2 682 6820 68200 731.45/0.1=7314.5 322.1/10=32.21
9. 2.75 27.5 275 2750 7314.5+32.21
30. Find the differencebetween 4350+ 100=7346.71
10. 49.01 490.1 4901 49010 and 0.L5+ 0.01.

Sitnplifu. 4350/100=43.5 0.15/0.01=15 43.5-15=28.5

l1^.321+ 1.0 32.1
12. 5.34 + 1.0
0.534 31. Subtract0.329+ 0.01from the sum of
5000+ 10 and 27.07+0.1.
13. 243.78+ 100 2.4378
14. 43.9+ L00 0.439 0.329/0.01=32.9 5000/10=500
0.00933 27.07/0.1=270.7
15. 0.933: L00
500+270.7=770.7
32. 770.7-32.9=737.8
Chantel paid $13.75for 1.0tennis balls.
16. 74.7+ 1000 0.0147 How much was eachbail?
17. 64.97+ 10 6.491
0.00809 $13.75/10=1.375=$1.38/ball
18. 80.9+ 1000
0.63
19. 63 -r 100
0.0848 33. Rashidwalked 1000m in 5 min. About
20. 84.8+ 1000 how long did it take him to walk 100m?
1000m/10=100m
6 min/10=36 sec.
It taked 36 seconds to walk 100 m
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