Answer:
1. 38.7
2. 3.87
3. .387
Step-by-step explanation:
1. So when dividing by numbers with exponents specifically 10 which is the most common number to have an exponent with you can look at the exponent and that number is the amount of zeros. So in this question there is 10 to the zeroth power. The amount of zeros would be zero so it is actually 1.
So then 10 to the zeroth power is equivalent to 1. The problem then becomes this: 38.7 / 1 which obviously equals 38.7
2. As I explained earlier, 10 to the first power would be 10 because the exponent number is one so that means the amount of zeros is one.
Equation: 38.7 / 10 which to solve you need to move the decimal to the left which gives you the answer, 3.87
3. The exponent number is 2 so, 10 to the second power is 100.
Equation: 38.7 / 100
Move the decimal to the right twice and it will give you the answer .387
Please note that when multiplying by powers of 10 you move the decimal point to the left and when dividing by powers of ten you move the decimal to the right.
I am in fifth grade right now and I have 98% and up in all classes so these are kind of easy for me.
