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.

To multiply by 1,000, each digit moves three places to the left. Eg, units become thousands. Note: units are often referred to as ones. For example, 34 has 3 tens and 4 units, or we could say 34 has 3 ...