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Vocabulary – Trailing Zeros Rule: How Many?

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According to the trailing-zeros rule, how many zeros do you attach to the right of 25 to find \(25 \times 1{,}000\)?

Correct Answer

3

Explanation

1,000 has three zeros, so attach three 0's to the right of 25: \(25 \times 1{,}000 = 25{,}000\).

Reference

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