Multiply and Divide by Powers of 10

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What is the result of dividing a number by 10?

Back

Dividing a number by 10 shifts the decimal point one place to the left.

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What is the result of multiplying a number by 10?

Back

Multiplying a number by 10 shifts the decimal point one place to the right.

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How do you divide a number by 100?

Back

Dividing a number by 100 shifts the decimal point two places to the left.

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How do you multiply a number by 100?

Back

Multiplying a number by 100 shifts the decimal point two places to the right.

Front

What is the result of dividing 6.3 by 100?

Back

0.063

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What is the result of multiplying 8.84 by 10?

Back

88.4

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What is the result of dividing 98.6 by 1,000?

Back

0.0986

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What is the result of multiplying 7.129 by 100?

Back

712.9

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What is the result of dividing 0.4 by 10?

Back

0.040

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What happens to the decimal point when you multiply by a power of 10?

Back

The decimal point moves to the right for positive powers and to the left for negative powers.