Question

Which choice explains the correct way to move the decimal point to find the quotient in the problem 12.46 ÷ 100?









A.

2 places to the left








B.

2 places to the right








C.

3 places to the left








D.

3 places to the right












Question Resources

Answer 1

any idea ?

Answer 2

im thinking B

Answer 3

first, if you divide by 100 will you get a bigger number or a smaller number ?

Answer 4

or , if you divide 4 by 2, is the answer bigger or smaller than 4 ?

Answer 5

smaller a 2

Answer 6

another way to figure it out:
you know anything divided by itself is 1.
so you know
\[ \frac{100}{100}= 1\]
if we put in a decimal point
\[ 100. \div 100 = 1.00 \]
it looks like the decimal moved which way ?

Answer 7

in other words, if we divide 100 by 100 we do this