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Calculating Pallet Weight Using Powers of Ten

A warehouse manager is calculating the total weight of a pallet containing 1000{}1000 units of a product. If each unit weighs exactly 2.58{}2.58 pounds, what is the total weight of the pallet, and what specific rule about the decimal point is used to find this answer based on the number of zeros in 1000{}1000?

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