Question

To multiply a decimal number by 1,000, move the decimal point _____. three places to the left three places to the right four places to the left four places to the right

Answer 1

The number 1000 has three zeros which will move the decimal three times. But what in direction?

Well, when we multiply a number by 10, we move the decimal one place to the left.

So, the answer is three places to the left.

Answer 2

3 places to the right

Here is my explanation:

https://www.homeschoolmath.net/teaching/d/multiply_divide_by_10_100_1000.php