What do powers of 10 have to do with multiplying decimals?

The cash price of a television is $580.the hire-purchase price of the television is $865.the hire-purchase price is an initial deposit of n% of the cash price and 6 equal monthly payments of $120.find the value of n.

Sam opened a money-market account that pays 3% simple interest. he started the account with $7,000 and made no further deposits. when he closed the account, he had earned $420 in interest. how long did he keep his account open?

What ratio is proportional to 18/21