To divide a decimal number by 100, we shift the decimal point in the number to the ________ by ______ places

Solution:

To divide a decimal number by 100, we shift the decimal point in the number to the left by two places. Consider 4/10. 4/10 = 0.4. Consider 4/100. 4/100 = 0.04

✦ Try This: To divide a decimal number by 1000, we shift the decimal point in the number to the left by _________ places.

To solve the above problem you can follow the decimal rules and the property of division.

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NCERT Exemplar Class 7 Maths Chapter 2 Solved Ex 19

To divide a decimal number by 100, we shift the decimal point in the number to the ________ by ______ places

Summary:

On applying decimal rules we observed that to divide a decimal number by 100, we shift the decimal point in the number to the left by two places

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