Question

State whether the given statement is true of false:

When multiplying a decimal by a power of ten, we move the decimal place to the left as many places as the power of ten has 0s.

• A. true
• B. false

Answer 1

The correct option is B false

When multiplying a decimal by a power of ten, move the decimal place to the right as many places as the power of ten has 0s.

Example:
$4.723\times 10$
To multiply: Since there is 1 zero in 10, move the decimal point one place to the right in 4.723
$=47.23$

Hence, the given statement is false.