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Dividing whole numbers by 10, 100 or 1000

When 14 is divided by 10, the 1 in the tens place is divided by 10, and the 4 in the ones place is divided by 10.

10 ÷ 10 = 1 and 4 ÷ 10 = \(\dfrac{4}{10}\) or 0.4.

A place value chart showing the effect of dividing 14 by 10. In the final row, is the number 1.4.
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14 ÷ 10 = 1.4