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A number is being written in scientific notation. The student moves the decimal point to the left 3 places and _____.


Amultiplies by 10-3
Bmultiplies by 3
Cmultiplies by 10
Dmultiplies by 103

i dont get this question either.

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Greenleafable

If you are moving the decimal point to the left, the exponent is negative. If you move it to the right, the exponent is positive.
There is only one negative exponent here, and it is the first option. 
So:
A number is being written in scientific notation. The student moves the decimal point to the left 3 places and A. multiplies by 10^-3.

93x62ND

Correct answer: D. multiplies by 10^3

The other answer is incorrect. The correct answer is D. multiplies by 10^3.

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