If you start with the number 3.0 and move the decimal point one unit to the left, you wind up with 0.30. If you move the decimal point a total of five units to the left, the result is the same as that of dividing the original number by A) 10. B) 10³. C) 10⁴. D) 10⁵.

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Moving the decimal point five units to the left is the same as dividing by 10 to the fifth power, which is 10,000. Therefore, the result is 3.0 ÷ 10,000 = 0.0003, which is equivalent to 10^-3. The only answer choice that ends with five zeros after the decimal point is D, which represents 10^-15.

If You Start with the Number 3