0
Still curious? Ask our experts.
Chat with our AI personalities
RossEvery question is just a happy little opportunity.
Chat with Ross
JudySimplicity is my specialty.
Chat with Judy
BeauYou're doing better than you think!
Chat with BeauAdd your answer:
Earn +20 ptsQ: Why does multiplying numbers by ten move the decimal point to the right?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
Continue Learning about Math & Arithmetic
What does multiplying a decimal number by 100 do to the decimal point?
It moves the decimal point two places to the right.
Why does multiplying numbers by 10 move the decimal point to the right but multiplying by .10 move the decimal point to the let?
1
Are the numbers on the right side of the decimal point the decimal numbers?
yes. any thing you have on the right side of the decimal point(.) is a decimal:)
Why does multiplying numbers by 10 move the decimal to the right but multiplying numbers By .10 you move the decimal to the left?
0.10 = 1/10 so that multiplying by 0.10 is the same as dividing by 10.
Why can you move the decimal point in the divisor to th right as long as you move the decimal point in the dividend the same number of places to the right?
Moving a decimal point to the right is the same as multiplying a number by a power of ten. As long as both numbers are multiplied by the same amount, they will retain their same relationship.
Trending Questions
Is 0.003 an integer?
How many centimeters is one half centimeters?
What object has seven sides and is real?
How many sides does a quadrilatural have?
What does x equal in 5x plus 2 equals x plus 6?
What is 1250 in a percentage?
How many digits in iata code?
If a map scale shows that one inch equals 400 miles how many miles would 2 and a half inches equal?
How many nanometers is forty micrometers?
What is called 10 to the power 9?
What are four sevenths in lowest terms?
What bit me Three red marks on left leg close to the knee in the shape of a triangle. They are very raised and there seems to be super small scabs in middle. All hurt and are red circle around scab?
What does the name Har mean?
Is a positive integer a whole number?
Why is zero neither posotive or negative?
Is a 65 inch TV too big for my 5 ft. wall?
How do you convert 2.5 to a fraction?
How many ways can you arrange the letters in the word Canadian?
How many furlong in 1 kilometer?
How do you write fifty-nine billion three hundred seventy six million two hundred eight thousand and one thousandth?
Copyright ©2025 Infospace Holdings LLC, A System1 Company. All Rights Reserved. The material on this site can not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with prior written permission of Answers.