Question

Which answer explains the correct way to move the decimal to find the quotient of 60.8 ÷ 1,000?

A.
two places to the left

B.
two places to the right

C.
three places to the left

D.
three places to the right

Answer 1

plz help me

Answer 2

Well to start off with the prcess of elimination, in this problem which way would you move the decimal place? That can eliminate 2 questions. So which way would you move the decimal?

Answer 3

?

Answer 4

@Utterly_Confuzzled

Answer 5

help me plz

Answer 6

LOL so set up your problem first

Answer 7

To give it a slightly different look \[60.8 \div 10^{3}\]

Based on this, how many decimal places does it look like you're going to move it? And since you're dividing, which way does that mean you're going to divide it??

Answer 8

left

Answer 9

idk

Answer 10

@AwesomeSays3!

Answer 11

Hi

Answer 12

Correct, you'd be moving it to the left.

Since you're dividing 60.8 by 1000, that's like dividing by 10, 3 times. When you divide by ten you move the decimal place to the left once, so if you have to divide by ten 3 times, how many times would you move it?

Answer 13

so A, or C

Answer 14

you would move it 2 times

Answer 15

No, 3 times, not two because it would be like dividing by 10, 3 times

Answer 16

ok thanks