Who does the number, of zeros in the product of 8 and 5000 compara to the number of zeros in the factors? explain.

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Isai Esparza

8 May, 15:37

Who does the number, of zeros in the product of 8 and 5000 compara to the number of zeros in the factors? explain.

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Kathryn Wilkinson · Answer 1

If one of the numbers we multiply (factors) has zeros at the end, and the other isn't a fraction: all those zeros will stay in the product.

But there might be additional zeros if the other numbers in the factors (the numbers which aren't 0) mupliply to "end" in zero and this is the case here:

8*5=40.

so the product will be 40 and the zeros of the 5000:

40 000

the number of zeros in the product will be bigger than the number of zeros in the factors if the non-zero parts of the fractions multiply to a number with 0 at the end.