Multiply 11.41 × 100: Decimal Place Value Shift Problem

Because multiplying by 100 makes numbers 100 times larger! Moving the decimal point 2 places to the right increases the place value of each digit by 100 times.

Add zeros as placeholders! For example: $1.2 \times 100 = 120$ (the zero fills the empty place after moving the decimal).

Only remove it when it's at the end with zeros after it! $1141.0 = 1141$, but keep decimals like $1141.5$ as they are.

Count the zeros! $\times 10$ = 1 place right, $\times 100$ = 2 places right, $\times 1000$ = 3 places right.

Yes! But move the decimal point left instead of right. Dividing makes numbers smaller, so the decimal moves toward smaller place values.