How to adjust the decimal place in fprintf statement

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printf('The maximum force, F(m), on the piling is %1.2f N.\n',Fm);
The value is Fm = 29801.98 N and with this format shown above I only can adjust the number of decimal places it displays.
I am trying to move the decimal 3 places to the left so that it reads out the answer as 29.80 kN. Others answers in my code require different output formats so I need to be able to adjust each in the statement if possible.

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Les Beckham
Les Beckham on 28 Oct 2024
Note that the Matlab function for printing to the command window is fprintf, not printf. Note also that it doesn't make sense to use %1.2f since the 2 decimal places will override the 1 since the 1 is specifying a total field width of 1 but 2 decimal places requires a field width of at least 4, even it the number is less than one. I suggest reading the fprintf documentation more thoroughly (linked above).
Fm = 29801.98;
fprintf('The maximum force, F(m), on the piling is %.2f kN.\n', Fm / 1000); % <<< divide by 1000 to move decimal left 3 places
The maximum force, F(m), on the piling is 29.80 kN.

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