 | John Thomas Hope - Arithmetic - 1790 - 430 pages
...not contained once in the left. CASE L When the divifor, and dividend are both finite decimals. RULE. Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off for decimals fo many places as the decimal places in the dividend exceed thofe in the divifor, and... | |
 | Nicolas Pike - Arithmetic - 1802 - 350 pages
...the divifor and> quotient counted together, muit always be equal to thofe in the dividend, therefore divide as in whole numbers, and, from the right hand of the quotient, point off fo many places for decimals, as the decimal places in the dividend exceed thofe in the divifor. 2.... | |
 | Thomas Hodson - Education - 1806 - 576 pages
...SECT. V. OF DIVISION OF DECIMALS. THIS rule is alfo performed as divifion of whole numbers, but from the quotient point off as many figures for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed thofe in the divifor. But if the places in the quotient be not fo many... | |
 | Nicolas Pike - Arithmetic - 1807 - 370 pages
...the divifor and quotient counted together, muft always be equal to thofe in the dividend ; therefore divide as in whole numbers, and, from the right hand of the quotient, point off fo many places for decimals, as the decimal places in the divideod exceed thofe in the divifor. 2.... | |
 | Daniel Adams - Arithmetic - 1807 - 248 pages
...the divisor and quotient counted together must be always equal to those in the dividend, therefore divide as in whole numbers, and, from the right hand of the quotk-nt, point off so many places ,-^ for decimals, as the'decimal places in tiie dividend exceed... | |
 | James Noyes - Arithmetic - 1808 - 168 pages
...divisor and «quotient counted together, must always be e^ual t« those in the dividend ; therefore, divide as in whole numbers? and from the right hand of the. quotient point off so many figures, for decimal parts, -as the places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor. 2.... | |
 | James Thompson - Arithmetic - 1808 - 176 pages
...qrs. 14 Ib. of sugar come to at 4/. 12«. per cwt > Ans. 59/. 4*. 6d. DIVISION OF DECIMALS. AULE — Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient, point ofFas many places for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor. If... | |
 | Daniel Adams - Arithmetic - 1810 - 190 pages
...by vulgar fractions will bring us to the same result. Thus, '126 is 2, and '00376 is : now, fore. IT 73. The foregoing examples and remarks are sufficient...the right hand of the quotient point off' as many figure• for decimals as the decimal figures in the dividend exceed those in the divisor, and \f there... | |
 | Daniel Adams - Arithmetic - 1812 - 226 pages
...in the divifor and quotient counted together mud be always equal to thofe in die dividend, therefore divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient, point off fo many places for decimals, as the decimal places in the dividend exceed thofe in the divifor. " 2.... | |
 | Oliver Welch - Arithmetic - 1857 - 244 pages
...come to at $1-12 cts. per bushel ? Ans. $72-24- cts. DIVISION OF DECIMALS. RULE. — Divide exactly as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the...many figures 'for decimals, as the decimal figures inthe dividend exceed' the decimal figures; in the dU visor; if there are nOt so many figures in the... | |
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Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off as many places for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor. 
