1Cademy - Multiplying $$14.2$$ by Powers of Ten

Example

Multiplying $14.2$ by Powers of Ten

To multiply $14.2$ by powers of ten, the decimal point is moved to the right according to the number of zeros in the multiplier:

For $10$ ( $1$ zero), move the decimal point $1$ place to the right to obtain $142$ .
For $100$ ( $2$ zeros), move the decimal point $2$ places to the right, adding one zero to obtain $1420$ .
For $1000$ ( $3$ zeros), move the decimal point $3$ places to the right, adding two zeros to obtain $14{,}200$ .