Dividing a number by 10,000 means?

Question

Dividing a number by 10,000 means

a. impossible to tell from info given or none of the following

b. moving the decimal point to the right 4 places

c. moving the decimal point to the left 4 places

d. moving the decimal point to the right 5 places

e. moving the decimal point to the left 5 places

Answer 1

The number 10,000 has 4 zeroes.

Dividing means you will make it smaller, so the decimal point goes to the left.

Answer:

c. moving the decimal point to the left 4 places.

e.g.

123456 / 10000 = 12.3456