Ming placed a zero in the number 590 because "The digit 1 in 16 has a value of 10." In multiplication, when finding the product of 59 and 10 (which comes from the 1 in the number 16), a zero is added to the end of the product of 59 to account for its place value. Hence, 59 times 10 results in 590.
Ming completed this multiplication problem.
59
x
16
=
354
+
590
=
944
Why did Ming place a zero in the number 590? (1 point) Responses She thought that 1 × 9 equaled zero. She thought that 1 × 9 equaled zero. The digit 1 in 16 has a value of 10. The digit 1 in 16 has a value of 10. The digit 9 in 59 has a value of 90. The digit 9 in 59 has a value of 90. She found the sum of 1 and 9.
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