Dividing is the opposite of multiplying. When you divide a decimal number by 10, 100 and 1000, the place value of the digits in the number decrease. Place value is the position of a digit in a number.
Remember to keep the decimal points aligned in the question and the answer. It is sometimes necessary to add a zero to the end of a decimal, as in this example (2.4 is the same as 2.40 but the ...