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
Find the value of each of the following.
a.
$${{1\over4}}$$
of
$${{12}}$$
b.
$${{3\over4}}$$
of
$${{12}}$$
Problem 2
There are 21 students in the chess club.
$$2\over3$$
of them are girls. How many girls are in the chess club?


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