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If .0024 is represented in its shortest possible decimal form, how man

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If .002^4 is represented in its shortest possible decimal form, how many 0’s to the right of the decimal point does it contain?

A. 0
B. 8
C. 9
D. 10
E. 11

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10 Feb 2015, 10:52
Though i am not sure i am giving it a shot , is the answer 0 ?

0.0024 = 24 /10000 therefore 0 zeros to the right of the decimal part .
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10 Feb 2015, 13:27
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If .0024 is represented in its shortest possible decimal form, how many 0’s to the right of the decimal point does it contain?

A. 0
B. 8
C. 9
D. 10
E. 11

Since we need the decimal form -> 24*10^(-4)

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10 Feb 2015, 20:04

$$0.0024 = 24 * 10^{-4}$$
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11 Feb 2015, 02:58
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If .0024 is represented in its shortest possible decimal form, how many 0’s to the right of the decimal point does it contain?

A. 0
B. 8
C. 9
D. 10
E. 11

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I would go with A as well here.

0,0024 = 24 (10^-4) = 3(5^-3)(10^-1)
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11 Feb 2015, 04:08
PareshGmat wrote:

$$0.0024 = 24 * 10^{-4}$$

I was lost on the phrase "shortest possible decimal form" what does that mean?
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16 Feb 2015, 05:49
Bunuel wrote:
If .002^4 is represented in its shortest possible decimal form, how many 0’s to the right of the decimal point does it contain?

A. 0
B. 8
C. 9
D. 10
E. 11

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Start by determining how many decimal places there are. Remember that the product of any number of decimals has as many decimal places as all the decimals being multiplied put together, so if .002 is multiplied by itself four times, the product will contain 12 decimal places. Next, get the result. 2^4 = 16, and since that 2 comes at the end of a decimal containing nothing other than zeros, it will come at the very end of the result, and EVERY other digit will be a 0. So there will be twelve digits, two of which are 1 and 6 and the rest of which are 0’s -- the decimal is .000000000016 – so the answer is 10 zeros.
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If .002^4 is represented in its shortest possible decimal form, how many 0’s to the right of the decimal point does it contain?

A. 0
B. 8
C. 9
D. 10
E. 11

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.002^4= 2/1000^4 or 16/10^12. When you divide 16 by 10^12, two zeros will go in moving decimal point to the left of 1, and there will be 10 zeros left (of the total 12 that 10^12 has). Answer D.
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28 Feb 2015, 11:42
Bunuel wrote:
If .002^4 is represented in its shortest possible decimal form, how many 0’s to the right of the decimal point does it contain?

A. 0
B. 8
C. 9
D. 10
E. 11

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We know that 2^4 = 16
Hence the last 2 digits would be 16.
Also, there are 3 digits in .002.
Hence (3 digits )^4 = 12 digit number
Out of these 12 digits, last 2 digits are 16
Hence there are 10 zeros after decimal.

Hence option D.

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12 Oct 2016, 10:58
Bunuel wrote:
If .002^4 is represented in its shortest possible decimal form, how many 0’s to the right of the decimal point does it contain?

A. 0
B. 8
C. 9
D. 10
E. 11

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$$0.002^4$$ = $$(\frac{2}{1000})^4$$

= $$\frac{2^4}{10^{3*4}}$$

Now the fun begins -

$$2^4 = 16$$ and 10^12 = 1000000000000 ( 12 trailing zero's)

So, 16 will take up 2 places of 12 digits and this we will be having only 10 zeroe's...

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