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5.NBT.2 (Mathematics)


Standard Identifier: 5.NBT.2
Content Area: Mathematics
Grade: 5
Domain: Number and Operations in Base Ten

Cluster:
Understand the place value system.

Standard:
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.

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