Question

To divide a decimal number by 1000, we shift the decimal point?

Answer 1

Answer: To the left, by 3 place values

Explanation:

Say we divide 1000 by 1000, which we know is 1;

We must move the decimal place to the left by three:

1000.

100.0

10.00

1.000 = 1 is the answer

Another example is 459027/1000

459027

45902.7

4590.27

459.027 is the answer