If a decimals number is divided by 1000, then the decimals point shifts to the _ by _ positions.

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Left, 2

Right, 3

Left, 3

Right, 2

answer is C.

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As we were not given any decimal number, let us consider a decimal number say 1234.5
For the decimal number 1234.5, the whole number part is 1234 and the fractional part is 0.5.
So, let us place the fractional part on the right side of the decimal and the whole number on the left side of the decimal.
The place value table of any decimal can be shown as
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When 1234.5 is divided by 10 we get 123.45. Dividing it again with 10 we get 12.345. Dividing it again with 10 we get 1.2345. So, when divided by 1000, we get 1.2345.
So, writing the place value table for 1.2345, we get
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So, by comparing the above two tables we can see that digits are shifted 3 positions to the right and the decimal point has shifted to the left side by 3 positions.

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