When do you move the decimal places to the right?

Answer 1

Well, honey, you move the decimal to the right when you're multiplying by powers of 10. It's as simple as that. Just count how many zeros are in the power of 10 and shift that decimal over to the right that many places. Easy peasy lemon squeezy!

Answer 2

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.