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Write 1000 as a product of tens.
10 x 10 x 10
How many centimeters in a meter?
100 centimeters in a meter
Convert:
4 meters to centimeters
BSM SBD
Big to Small = Multiply
Small to Big = Divide
4 meters to centimeters
big to small units
Multiply; 100 cm in a meter
4 x 100 = 400 centimeters
ten to the seventh power
107
10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10
How many meters in a kilometer?
1000 meters in a kilometer
BSM SBD
Big to Small Multiply
Small to Big Divide
centimeters to meters is small to big
Divide . There are 100 centimeters in a meter.
300 divided by 100
Slide right by 2
3 meters
9 to the fifth power
95
10 x 10 x 10 x 10
10000
How many millimeters in a meter?
A 5th grader's pet alligator is 2.6 meters long. Express this length in centimeters.
2.6 meters to centimeters
Big to Small Multiply
100 centimeters in a meter
2.6 x 100 = 2.6 x 102
Slide left 2. This is 260 centimeters.
Write the following as an exponent:
10 x 10 x 10 x 10
104
What is the difference between a product of tens and standard form?
A product of tens is multiplication of tens. Standard form is the solution written as a regular number.
How many decimeters in 1 meter?
10 decimeters in 1 meter
Mr. Ashwin's Gucci watch is 12 centimeters long. Express the length in meters. Use an equation with an exponent.
Small to big. This means divide.
100 centimeters in a meter
12 divided by 100
12 divided by 102
Slide right by 2. This is 0.12 of a meter.Write the following as an exponent:
10 x 1
101
How can you tell how to write a product of tens as an exponent?
Count the number of tens. The number of tens is the exponent.
Order the following from smallest unit to biggest unit:
kilometer, meter, millimeter, decimeter, centimeter
millimeter, centimeter, decimeter, meter, kilometer
Convert using an equation with an exponent:
20 millimeters to meters
millimeters to meters = small to big
divide. 1000 millimeters in a meter
20 divided by 1000 = 20 divided by 103
Slide right 3
0.020 = 0.02 of a meter