IXL | Multiply by a power of ten with decimals: find the missing number

Find the missing number. Write your answer as a whole number or decimal.

309

30.9

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Find the missing number. Write your answer as a whole number or decimal.

264

26.4

When you multiply by

1,000

, the decimal point moves 3 places to the right.

When you multiply by 100, the decimal point moves 2 places to the right.

When you multiply by 10, the decimal point moves 1 place to the right.

When you multiply by 0.1, the decimal point moves 1 place to the left.

When you multiply by 0.01, the decimal point moves 2 places to the left.

From 264, the decimal point moved 1 place to the left to make 26.4.

264. → 26.4

This means 264 was multiplied by 0.1.

264

0.1

26.4

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