document.write( "Question 607420: Hi. I need help with decimals
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Algebra.Com's Answer #382711 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

You can put this solution on YOUR website!
It's good practice if you write out decimals the long way, too
\n" ); document.write( "Say you have:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+357.395388+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "This is:
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+357+%2B+.3+%2B+.09+%2B+.005+%2B+.0003+%2B+.00008+%2B+.000008+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Now write it this way:
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+357+%2B+3%2F10+%2B+9%2F100+%2B+5%2F1000+%2B+3%2F10000+%2B+8%2F100000+%2B+8%2F1000000+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Suppose I said \"What is $\"+357.395388+-+.0003+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Looking at (1), I now have
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+357+%2B+.3+%2B+.09+%2B+.005+%2B+0+%2B+.00008+%2B+.000008+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and, converting it back to a single decimal,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+357.395088+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Each time you multiply by $\"+10+\"$ , you shift the decimal point
\n" ); document.write( "1 place to the right
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+10+%2A+357.395388+=+3573.95388+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+10%2A10%2A357.395388+=+35739.5388+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+10%2A10%2A10%2A357.395388+=+357395.388+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+10%2A10%2A10%2A10%2A357.395388+=+3573953.88+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and so on
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\n" ); document.write( "Each time you divide by $\"+10+\"$ , you shift the decimal point
\n" ); document.write( "1 place to the left
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