12.7 Dividing Decimals by Powers of 10

Select from the drop-down menu to explain how to find the quotient of 726.02 and 1,000.

To find the quotient of 726.02 and 1,000, move the decimal point in 726.02​ (a)   places to the ​ (b)   .

• three
• left
• four
• right

• move it 4 places to the left

  
  

• move it 4 places to the right

  
  

• move it 5 places to the left

  
  

• move it 5 places to the right

  
  

• 0.0056

• 5,600

• 0.0560

• 560

• 0.00078

  
  

• 0.000078

  
  

• 0.0000078

  
  

• 0.00000078

• 14.0328

• 1,403,280

• 1,403.28

• 140,328

• 0.05298

• 52,980

• 529.8

• 0.5298

• 0.0345

• 34.5

• 0.345

• 345

• 0.6789

• 6.789

• 678.9

• 0.06789

• 0.0000032

• 0.000032

• 0.32

• 0.0032

• 0.2456

• 2.456

• 245.6

• 0.02456