The answer depends on the magnitude of the number by which you are dividing.
When you are multiplying a number by 10, you move the decimal point one place to the right. If you are multiplyingby 1,000, you move it 3 places to the right.You move the decimal point to the left when you are dividing by a multiple of 10.
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Move the decimal point
The decimal point moves one place to the left when dividing by 10.
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.
You move decimal one place to the left when dividing by ten You move decimal two places to the left when dividing by 100 You move decimal three places to the left when dividing by 1000, etc...
When you are dividing.
When you are multiplying a number by 10, you move the decimal point one place to the right. If you are multiplyingby 1,000, you move it 3 places to the right.You move the decimal point to the left when you are dividing by a multiple of 10.
0.10 = 1/10 so that multiplying by 0.10 is the same as dividing by 10.
You always move the decimal to the right when dividing by a number which is not a whole number. For example: In the problem 100 divided by .01, you would move the decimal two places to the right for divisor and dividend leaving you with 10000 divided by 1.
To multiply by 10, add a zero (move the decimal one place to the right.) To divide, take a zero away (move the decimal one place to the left.)
Move the decimal place two spots to the left.
Because you are dividing by 100.
move the decimal to the left
When you move a decimal point to the right you are multiplying a number by 10. For example, take 3.4. If you move the decimal point to the right you get 34. This is the same as: 3.4x10 = 34. Reversing this, you are dividing by 10 by moving the decimal point to the left. For example, take 73. If you move the decimal point to the right you get 7.3. This is the same as: 73/10 = 7.3. If you move a decimal point 2 spaces to the right, you are multiplying by 100, or more generally if you move the decimal point n spaces to the right, you are multiplying by 10^n.
Move the decimal point one place to the right.
You move it right.