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Number & Place Value
Dividing by Powers of 10
Use place value to divide whole numbers and decimals accurately by 10, 100, 1,000 and beyond.
Curriculum rangeYears 4–7
Dividing by 100 moves every digit 2 places to the right — the decimal point moves left 2 places.
4,700 ÷ 100 = 47