Because you are dividing by 100.
If you move the decimal point the same direction and number of places for the dividend and the divisor, this accomplishes the same thing as multiplying (or dividing) a numerator and denominator by the same number (in this case it is a power of ten). Moving the decimal place to the right by one place effectively multiplies the number by 10, and moving the decimal place to the left by one place is the same as dividing the number by 10. Example: 12345.6 / 10 = 1234.56
5.2632
Move the decimal point two places to the left. It is the same as dividing by 100.
because you are multiplying or dividing by 102 = 100.
Depending on the direction, that would indicate dividing or multiplying by one hundred.
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...
Because you are dividing by 100.
Because you are dividing by 100.
If you move the decimal point the same direction and number of places for the dividend and the divisor, this accomplishes the same thing as multiplying (or dividing) a numerator and denominator by the same number (in this case it is a power of ten). Moving the decimal place to the right by one place effectively multiplies the number by 10, and moving the decimal place to the left by one place is the same as dividing the number by 10. Example: 12345.6 / 10 = 1234.56
5.2632
Move the decimal point two places to the left. It is the same as dividing by 100.
If you are making use of long division method, the process of dividing a whole number is actually a subset of the process of dividing the decimals. While dividing both you may get a quotient with decimal places. Some exceptions to this do exist in case of whole numbers. Like when you are dividing 100 by 2, the quotient 50 has no decimal places.
because you are multiplying or dividing by 102 = 100.
It goes two places to the left.
The decimal point moves one place to the left when dividing by 10.
4.7 percent can be written as a decimal by dividing 4.7 by 100. This give the answer of 0.047. The decimal point will move two places to the left.