5th Grade Place Value and Powers of Ten Quiz: 10 Questions with Explanations

Answer these 10 multiple-choice questions about place value and powers of 10. Choose the one best answer for each question. Some questions show the decimal point moving. Read each explanation to learn from your mistakes.
Grade 5 · Common Core State Standards: 5.NBT.A.1, 5.NBT.A.2
Remember
- Each place is 10 times the place to its right and 1/10 of the place to its left.
- The exponent of a power of 10 tells how many 10s are multiplied and how many zeros the value has.
- Multiplying by a power of 10 moves the decimal point right by the exponent.
- Dividing by a power of 10 moves the decimal point left by the exponent.
- 10 to the third power means 10 × 10 × 10 = 1,000, not 3 × 10.
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