You don't necessarily do so!
When going from smaller to larger units, there will be fewer of them. That indicates division, which will make it appear as if the decimal point is going to the left.
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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.
If we are moving from a large value to a small value we move the decimal point to the left.
Move it to the left.
When going from smaller to larger units, there will be fewer of them. That indicates division, which will make it appear as if the decimal point is going to the left.
When you are dividing.
Left.
Move the decimal point three place to the left.
Left or right.
left
remember these prefixes:kilo hecta deka UNIT deci centi milli(for UNIT it can be a meter, liter, gram)now if you are going to the right, multiply by 10if you are going to the left, divide by 10(do to this move your decimal point)ex: 10 kilometers = ? metersput your finger on kilo and cound how many it takes to get to the UNITkilo - hecta (1) hecta - deka (2) and deka to UNIT (3)since you are going to the right....multiply by adding 3 0s10 kilometers = 10000 meters*remember if there is no decimal point visible, it is imaginary at the end of the number*
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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.
It can move in either direction.
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.
you move the decimal 2 spaces back to see the decimal of a percent or a number