standard_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.
problem_activity: Problem 1
Solve.
a.
$$128,000 \div 100 =$$
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b.
$$67,000 \div 10^3 =$$
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Problem 2
Explain the pattern in the number of places the digits shift in each of the quotients above and relate it to the numbers on the left side of the equations.


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