Math.5.NBT.2 5.NBT.A.2 Math.5.NBT.7 5.NBT.B.7

Common Core Standards Powers of 10
Grade:	5th Grade
Standard:	Math.5.NBT.2 or 5.NBT.A.2
Description:	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.
Standard:	Math.5.NBT.7 or 5.NBT.B.7
Description:	Add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals to hundredths, using concrete models or drawings and strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method and explain the reasoning used.

Ten to a power, or exponent, is called a power of ten,
and is equal to the product of that many tens.

base →

10²

← exponent

To multiply a whole number by a power of ten, add the same
number of zeros to the end of the number as the power of ten.

Common Core Standards