What is 5.63 multiplied by 1,000?

1. Count the zeros in 1,000, which has three zeros. 2. Move the decimal point in 5.63 three places to the right. 3. Moving past the two digits after the decimal point uses up two places, so one more zero must be added at the end. 4. This gives 5,630, so 5.63 x 1,000 = 5,630. _Source: OpenStax Prealgebra (CC BY 4.0), Ch 5 "Decimals", section 5.2 Decimal Operations_