Dividing a decimal by a power of 10 | Decimals | Pre-Algebra | Khan Academy

When we were multiplying, we moved the decimal to the right for each power of ten. Guess what? When dividing, we move the decimal to the left for each power of ten.

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If the power is 10 with a little one at the top how would you divide that I'm struggling