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\"An<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Count how many places you move left\/right to make the decimal one step to the right of c<\/em>. The number of places is n<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. If you move to the left, n<\/em><\/em> is positive.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. If you move to the right, n<\/em><\/em> is negative.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    2,345,643 = 2.35<\/span> x 10<\/span>6<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Move to the left six steps; rounded two decimal places<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    0.00008765 = 8.77<\/span> x 10<\/span>-5<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Move to the right five steps; rounded two decimal places<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Addition and Subtraction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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    1. Convert all numbers to the same power of 10.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. If you go to a larger power of ten, move the decimal to the left.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. If you go to a smaller power of ten, move the decimal to the right.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Add\/subtract.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      2.35 x 106<\/sup> + 8.77 x 105<\/sup>          2.35<\/span> x 10 6<\/sup> + 0.877<\/span> x 106<\/sup> = 3.227<\/span> x 106<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Multiplication and Division<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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      1. Multiply\/Divide the digits normally.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. If multiplying, add the exponents of 10.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. If dividing, subtract the exponents of 10.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        2.35 x 106<\/sup> * 8.77 x 105<\/sup> = 20.6095 x 1011<\/sup> = 2.06095 x 1012<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        2.35 x 106<\/sup> \u00f7 8.77 x 103<\/sup> = 0.267959 x 103<\/sup> = 2.67959 x 102<\/sup><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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