 | Arithmetic - 1811 - 210 pages
...Annex as many ciphers to the numerator as may be necessary, and divide it by the denominator. must be as many decimal places in the quotient as there are ciphers annexed to the numerator. EXAMPLES. 1. Reduce A to a decimal. Result .W 4)1.00 .25 2. Reduce ^ to a decimal.... | |
 | James Mitchell - Mathematics - 1823 - 666 pages
...to the numerator as many decimals as may be thought necessary ; then, divide by the denominator, and point off as many decimal places in the quotient, as there are ciphers annexed. If there be not so many figures in the quotient UK are requisite, the defect must be supplied by prefixing... | |
 | Rufus Putnam - Arithmetic - 1849 - 276 pages
...for 8640 dollars ? 38. If there are decimals in the dividend only, divide as in whole numbers, and point off as many decimal places in the quotient as there are in the dividend. EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 1. How many times is 4 contained in 3416.8 ? 4) 3416.8 2. How... | |
 | Rufus Putnam - Arithmetic - 1850 - 274 pages
...? shillings? (4J>.) 38. If there are decimals in the dividend only, divide as in whole numbers, and point off as many decimal places in the quotient as there are in the dividend. EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 1. How many times is 4 contained in 3416.8 ? 4 ) 3416.8 2.... | |
 | James Stewart Eaton - Arithmetic - 1857 - 376 pages
...by the denominator, continuing the operation until there is no remainder, or as far as is desirable. Point off as many decimal places in the quotient as there are ciphers annexed to the numerator. Ex. 1. Reduce f to a decimal fraction. | X 1000 = ¿iy*u = 625 ; and 625 -f- 1000... | |
 | James Stewart Eaton - Arithmetic - 1861 - 376 pages
...by the denominator, continuing the operation until there is no remainder, or as far as is desirable. Point off as many decimal places in the quotient as there are ciphers annexed to the numerator. Ex. 1. Reduce % to a decimal fraction. fX 1000 = Ы£а = 625 ; and 625 -:- 1000... | |
 | Emerson Elbridge White - Arithmetic (Commercial), 1861 - 1861 - 348 pages
...decimal. 4)3.00 .75 Ans. Explanation— 1=\ of 3 ; but 3=3.00, hence 3=iof 3.00 =.75. Annex ciphers to the numerator and divide by the denominator. Point off as many decimal places as there are annexed ciphers. Examples. 2. Eeduce f to a decimal. 3. Eeduce -]-¡ to a decimal. 4.... | |
 | James Stewart Eaton - 1862 - 320 pages
...by the denominator, continuing the operation until there is no remainder, or as far as is desirable. Point off as many decimal places in the quotient as there are ciphers annexed to the numerator. 2. Reduce f to a decimal fraction. % X 1000 == ajyui — 375 ; and 375 H- 1000 =... | |
 | Edward Brooks - 1863 - 344 pages
...hundredths remaining; 4 —rrr RULE.—I. Annex ciphers to the numerator, and divide ty the denominator. II. Point off as many decimal places in the quotient as there are ciphers annexed. NOTE.—In many cases the division will not terminate, and the common fraction cannot then be exactly... | |
 | George Augustus Walton - Arithmetic - 1864 - 376 pages
...point to the right. Remove the decimal point in the dividend as many places to the right; divide, and point off as many decimal places in the quotient as there are in the altered dividend. NOTE I. — When there is a remainder after all the figures in the dividend... | |
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numerator and divide by the denominator. Point off as many decimal places in the quotient as there are ciphers annexed. In many cases the division is not exact. In such instances the remainder may be expressed as a common fraction, or the sign + may be... 
