Multiplying by Powers of 10
4.5 * 10 ^2
450
9.3 * 10^ 3
9,300
1.67*10^4
16,700
3.2*10^5
320,000
How do you know where to place your decimal point when dividing by powers of 10?
The exponent tells you how many times to move the decimal point over to the left
53.7 * 98.3
5,278.71