you can move it the amount of numbers you have and move it back when your done and get your decimal or you can keep it.You can move it meaning you can move it away the amout of digits yoiu have like for example ,6.78 there are 2 spaces after the decimal,when you are done multiplying you have to move it back 2 spaces or you wont get full credit.
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...
Move the decimal point
When you are dividing.
The answer depends on the magnitude of the number by which you are dividing.
Because you are dividing by 100.
Move the decimal point, the same number of places as the power of 10. That way ---> to multiply. This way <--- to divide.
Because you are dividing by 100.
Move the decimal place two spots to the left.
Move the decimal point one place to the right.
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.
Dividing 80 by 3.14 is the same thing as dividing 8000 by 314. All you have to do is move the decimal point over the same number of spaces on both numbers and then divide the way you normally would.