 | R. Barnes - Arithmetic - 1793 - 162 pages
...I.ULTIPLY the Decimals as if they \vere whole Numbers, and from the Product cut off as many Decimdls as there are in both the Multiplier and Multiplicand, If there are not fo many Places in the Produft, fupply the defetl by prefixing Cyphers to the lett Hand. i . Multiply... | |
 | William Tinwell - Arithmetic - 1805 - 212 pages
...-78623? I 4. -620378, and -3? MULTIPLICATION of DECIMALS. CASE i. To multiply finite decimals. RULE. — Multiply as in whole numbers, and point off in- the product as many decimals as there are in both multiplicand and multiplier ; but if the produfl does not contain as... | |
 | Arithmetic - 1811 - 210 pages
...take 1.146 7. From 146.265 take 45.3278 ,8. From 4560. take .720 MULTIPLICATION OF DECIMALS. RULE. Multiply as in whole numbers, and point off in the product as many decimal places as tliere are in both factors. If there are not as many places in the product as there are decima»^>Iaces... | |
 | Arithmetic - 1817 - 214 pages
...100.17 take 1.146 7. From 146.265 take 45.3278 8. From 4560. take .720 MULTIPLICATION OF DECIMALS. RULE. Multiply as in whole numbers, and point off in the...product as many decimal places as there are in both factors. If there are not as many places in the product as there are decimal places in the factors,... | |
 | Jacob Willetts - Arithmetic - 1822 - 200 pages
...an unit, or 1, subtract the millionth part of itself. Am. .999999. MULTIPLICATION OF DECIMALS. RULE. Multiply as in whole numbers, and point off in the...product as many decimal places as there are in both factors. If there are not as many places in the product as there arf decimal places in the factors,... | |
 | Silas Totten - Algebra - 1836 - 332 pages
...between 1 and 1 millionth. Ans. 0,999999. MULTIPLICATION OF DECIMALS. RULE. Place the factors, and multiply, as in whole numbers ; and point off, in the product, as many figures for decimals as there are decimal places in both the factors. But if there be not so many figures... | |
 | Olinthus Gilbert Gregory - 1848 - 572 pages
...again, the operations are performed as in integers : Then, in multiplication, let the product contain as many decimal places as there are in both the multiplier and multiplicand, cyphers being prefixed, if necessary, to make that number; and, in division, point off as many decimals... | |
 | Rufus Putnam - Arithmetic - 1849 - 276 pages
....002 1 .1 .01 1 .1 Products, 8 .8 .08 .008 .1 .01 .001 .01 .001 RULE FOR MULTIPLICATION OF DECIMALS. Multiply as in whole numbers, and point off in the product as many places for decimals as there are decimal places in both the factors. If the product does not contain... | |
 | 1852 - 316 pages
...decimal places, we obtain the rule. — Multiply the figures as if they were whole numbers, and mark off in the product as many decimal places as there are in loth multiplier and multiplieand. Ex. Multiply .54 by .3. Converted into vulgar fractions we have *... | |
 | Barnard Smith - Arithmetic - 1854 - 368 pages
...verify each result. MULTIPLICATION OF DECIMALS. 90. RULE. Multiply the numbers together as if they were whole numbers, and point off in the product as many decimal places as there are decimal places in both the multiplicand and the multiplier; if there are not figures enough, supply... | |
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Multiply as in whole numbers, and point off in the product as many decimal places as there are in both factors. 
