 | Charles Vyse - Arithmetic - 1806 - 342 pages
...very easy by observing either of the following general RULES. t 1. The first Figure in the Quotient is always of the same Value with that Figure of the Dividend which answers or stands over the Place of Units in the Divisor. 2. The Quotient must always have so... | |
 | Thomas Keith - Arithmetic - 1822 - 354 pages
...Decimal Fractions. RULE. In division, the first figure in the quotient must always possess the same place with that figure of the dividend under which the unit's place of its product stands. Having thus determined the value of the quotient figures, make use of so many figures in the divisor,... | |
 | William Vogdes - Arithmetic - 1847 - 324 pages
...100, 1000 or the like, move the point as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor. The quotient figure is always of the same value with that figure of the dividend, under which the units place of its product stands. Or, the decimal parts in the divisor and quotient must always be... | |
 | Francis Walkingame - 1855 - 186 pages
...the quotient, which is done by any of the following rules. RULE 1. The first figure in the quotient is always of the same value with that figure of the dividend, which answers to or stands over the place of units in the divisor. 2. The quotient must have always... | |
 | Henry S. Merrett - 1863 - 428 pages
...the quotient, which is done by any of the following rules : Rule 1. The first figure of the quotient is always of the same value with that figure of the dividend which answers or stands over the place of units in the divisor. 2. The quotient must always have as... | |
 | Henry S. Merrett - 1863 - 476 pages
...the quotient, which is done by any of the following rules : Rule 1. The first figure of the quotient is always of the same value with that figure of the dividend which answers or stands over the place of units in the divisor. 2. The quotient must always have as... | |
 | Adam Hammond - Bricklaying - 1885 - 184 pages
...numbers, the only difficulty is in valuing the quotient. Rule 1. — The first figure in the quotient is always of the same value with that figure of the dividend which answers or stands over the place of units in the divisor. Rule 2. — The quotient should always... | |
 | Adam Hammond - Bricklaying - 1924 - 152 pages
...numbers, the only difficulty is in valuing the quotient. Rule 1. — The first figure in the quotient is always of the same value with that figure of the dividend which answers or stands over the place of units in the divisor. Rule 2. — The quotient should always... | |
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The quotient must always have as many decimal places as the dividend has more than the divisor. Note 1. — If the divisor and dividend have both the same number of decimal parts, the quotient will be a whole number. 