A terminal zero is a $0$ that appears at the end of a number. For example, the number $3,800$ has two terminal zeros.
How many terminal zeroes does $40 \cdot 6 \cdot 75 \cdot 12$ have?
A terminal zero is a $0$ that appears at the end of a number. For example, the number $3,800$ has two terminal zeros.
How many terminal zeroes does $40 \cdot 6 \cdot 75 \cdot 12$ have?
40 • 6 • 75 • 12 = 216,000 ... so. three terminal zeroes.
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We could multiply these numbers together, but we could also do this.
40⋅6⋅75⋅12=40⋅6⋅[3⋅25]⋅[3⋅4]=40⋅6⋅[3⋅3]⋅[25⋅4]=6⋅40⋅9⋅100=54⋅4000=54⋅4⋅1000=216⋅103
Thus, there are 3 terminal zeroes.
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