Board Cambridge Assessment International Education

Stage 9
Subject Name Mathematics
Subject Code 050_CAIE_LOWER_SECONDARY_S9_MAT_0862_2019_1.2_T1_SME Content
Topic Name Multiplying and Dividing by Powers of 10
Short Name Multiplying and Dividing by Powers of 10
SME Name Ashok
ID Name Srividya K.

Clearly defined Explain how to multiply numbers by 10 to the power of any positive or
objectives negative number.

A short Let us explore how to multiply numbers by 10 to the power of any positive
introduction to the or negative number. An exponent tells us how many times to multiply a
lesson that should number by itself.
include a context
statement, an To multiply a number by a power of 10, like 10, 100 or 1000, we have to
analogy, and the move the decimal point towards the right and to an appropriate number of
importance of the places. That is, to multiply by 10, we move one place; to multiply by 100,
new lesson. we move two places and to multiply by 1000, we move three places and so
on.

By the end of this video, you'll be able to clearly explain the multiplication
of numbers by 10 to the power of any positive or negative number.

Application/ Powers of 10 can help make calculations with large or small numbers.
Example Powers of 10 have wide applications, which include calculating the pH,
science, engineering, physics, accounting, finance etc.

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The main content can A power of 10 means the number of times 10 is multiplied by itself.
be in the form of
Powers of 10 can be written in two ways:
Procedure, Process,
Principle, Fact or
 With an exponent:
concept.
 In expanded form: 1000, which equals . Note that the number of
zeros is equivalent to the exponent.

…… thou hund tens units  te hund thou …..

sand reds nt redth sandt
s hs s hs
…… 1000 100 10 1  ……

You can write numbers 10, 100, 1000,…. as positive powers of 10.

You can write the numbers as negative powers of 10.

Look at the pattern of numbers written as powers of 10.

This pattern continues as the numbers get bigger and smaller.

It is important to remember these two key points:

 1. Multiplying a number by is the same as dividing the
same number by 10, 100, 1000, ….

To multiply by a power of 10, move the decimal towards the right to the same
number of places as the exponent or as the number of zeros.

Example:

2. Dividing a number by is the same as multiplying the

same number by 10, 100, 1000,….

To divide by a power of 10, move the decimal towards the left to the same
number of places as the exponent or as the number of zeros.

Example:

Note: The decimal of a whole number is always to the right of the one’s place.
Another way to indicate division by a power of 10 is to multiply by 10 to a
negative exponent.

Example:

So, to multiply by a negative exponent, you move the decimal point to the left
as the same number of places as the exponent indicates.

Example: Consider the number 26580

As we move up the list, that is, as we push the digits one place right, the
number has been divided by 10.
As we move down the list, that is, as we push the digits to the left
through the decimal point, each number has been multiplied by 10.
Problems:

1.

2.

3.

Think and work mathematically:

1. Cesar and Dominique were given a question to work out. This is
how Cesar and Domonique work out .

(a) Which method is better? Why?

(b) Try using Cesar’s method to work out

(c ) Try using Domonique’s method to work out

Solution:

(a) Cesar’s method is better as it involves dealing with only a power of

1. Here, the number is multiplied by 100.
(b)
 (c )

2. (a) Workout the following:

(i)

Solution:
(ii)

Solution:

(b) When you multiply a number by , is the answer larger or smaller than
when you multiply the same number by ?

(i) Consider
Multiply by .

Multiply by

Thus, when multiplied by , it is smaller than when

multiplied by .

Website and Book Reference:

references Cambridge Lower Secondary Mathematics, Lynn Byrd, Greg Byrd & Chris
Pearce, pages 57-62.
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