Place Value Relationships
Grade 4•45 minutes•5.NBT.A.2 Explain patterns in the number of zeros of the product when multiplying a number by powers of 10, and explain patterns in the placement of the decimal point when a decimal is multiplied or divided by a power of 10. Use whole-number exponents to denote powers of 10.
Learning Objective
I can demonstrate the pattern of where the decimal point moves when dividing or multiplying decimals by powers of 10.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. When multiplying a decimal number by 10, how does the placement of the decimal point change? Provide an example to illustrate your answer.
2. If you divide the number 5.6 by 100, where will the decimal point move, and what will the resulting value be? Show your work.
3. Explain the pattern you observe when multiplying the number 3.2 by powers of 10 (e.g., 10, 100, 1000). What happens to the decimal point each time?
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