You multiply by 10 (Add a zero)
It move two place to the left.
When you are dividing.
Left.
Move the decimal point three place to the left.
Left or right.
left
right
28.6% is 0.286 as a decimal.Tip: Move the decimal point twice to the left when converting into decimal; move the decimal point twice to the right when converting into percentage.
the number gets smaller
Move the decimal point to the right one time.
To multiply by 1/10, move the decimal point 1 place to the left. To multiply by 1/100, move the decimal point 2 places to the left. To multiply by 1/1000, move the decimal point 3 places to the left.
It can move in either direction.