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.

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. When you divide a decimal by 10, 100 or 1,000, the place value of the digits decreases. The number decreases in ...