SOLUTION: 1000 cents = $10 (1000 cents)squared = 1,000,000 cents = $10,000 ($10)squared = $100 Why doesn't squaring $10 give you the same number in dollars as squaring 1000 cents?

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Question 58543: 1000 cents = $10
(1000 cents)squared = 1,000,000 cents = $10,000
($10)squared = $100
Why doesn't squaring $10 give you the same number in dollars as squaring 1000 cents?
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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BECAUSE $10.00 DOLLARS IS 1000 CENTS $1.00=100 CENTS THEN $10.00=10*10 CENTS OR 1000 CENTS