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how the position of the decimal point change in a quotient as you divide a number by 10, 100, and 1,000

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The decimal moves forward as many places as there are zeros when you divide a number by 10, or a multiple of 10.

7 divided by 10= .7
7 divided by 100= .07
7 divided by 1000= .007
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