Move the decimal point, the same number of places as the power of 10. That way ---> to multiply. This way <--- to divide.
To the Right
You move the decimal point one place to the right.
It enables you to multiply or divide by 10 (or powers of 10).
You cannot just move the decimal when you multiply or divide by 101001000.
Left.
To the left
Move the decimal point, the same number of places as the power of 10. That way ---> to multiply. This way <--- to divide.
To the Right
You move the decimal point one place to the right.
It enables you to multiply or divide by 10 (or powers of 10).
0.35302
You cannot just move the decimal when you multiply or divide by 101001000.
When you multipy 45.3 by 10 it yields 453. If you multiply any decimal by a factor of 10 then the decimal point will move right side.
It is not clear where the factors came from!
No.
To multiply 1.43 by 10, you simply move the decimal point one place to the right because multiplying by 10 increases the value by a factor of 10. Therefore, 1.43 multiplied by 10 is equal to 14.3.