Question

To find the quotient of 407.26 and 1,000, move the decimal point in 407.26

"#"
places to the
Left or right?

Answer 1

left

Explanation:

the number of places must correspond to the number of zeros.

for example. 407.26 and 100.

you need to move the point twice to the left. which will give you...4.0726.

Answer 2

Three places to the left

Explanation:

It would be moved to the left because 407.26 is being divided by 1000, not multiplied. It would be 3 because there are three zeroes in 1000.