EULE.—Divide as in whole numbers, and point off as many decimal places in the quotient as the number of decimal places in the dividend exceeds the number in the divisor. The new practical gager - Page iiiby Matthew Iley - 1820Full view - About this book
| Mathematics - 1836 - 352 pages
...dividing the dividend by the divisor, and pointing off as many decimal places in the whole part of the quotient as the number of decimal places in the dividend exceeds that in the divisor, or if there are not so many in the quotient, adding the requisite 48 ARITHMETIC AND ALGEBRA. number... | |
| Wales Christopher Hotson - 1842 - 306 pages
...40. Division of decimals is performed as in integers, observing to point off as many decimal places in the quotient as the number of decimal places in the dividend exceeds the number in the divisor; for, by the nature of division, the product of the divisor and quotient... | |
| John Fair Stoddard - Arithmetic - 1852 - 320 pages
...dividend contain more decimal places than the divisor, there must of necessity be as many decimal places in the quotient as the number of decimal places in the dividend exceed the number of decima1 places in the divisor. Hence, the following rule ; which also becomes... | |
| Charles Davies, William Guy Peck - Mathematics - 1855 - 628 pages
...or till a remainder is found equal to 0 ; then point ofi" from the right hand as many decimal places as the number of decimal places in the dividend exceeds that in the divisor ; if there are not so many in the quotient, prefix O's till the requisite number is obtained ; the... | |
| Charles Davies, William Guy Peck - Electronic book - 1855 - 592 pages
...then point on - . , , .pressed m the scale of tens, from the right hand as manv decimal places * i the number of decimal places in the dividend exceeds that in the divisor ; if there arc not so many in the quotient, prefix O's till the requisite number is obtained ; the... | |
| John Fair Stoddard - Arithmetic - 1856 - 312 pages
...dividend contain more decimal places than the divisor, there must of necessity be as many decimal places in the quotient as the number of decimal places in the dividend exceed the number of decimal places in the divisor. We deduce the same conclusion from the following... | |
| James Stewart Eaton - Arithmetic - 1857 - 376 pages
...decimal fraction by another, RULE. — Divide as in whole numbers, and point off as many figures for decimals in the quotient as the number of decimal places in the dividend exceeds those in the divisor. Ex. 1. Divide .645 by .15. OPERATION. .15).645(4.3 .1 5 Divisor. 4.3 Quotient.... | |
| James Wood - 1857 - 634 pages
...divisor, proceed as in whole numbers, taking no notice of the decimal points, and then mark off as many decimals in the quotient as the number of decimal places in the dividend (including the ciphers used) exceeds the number in the divisor. NB The fraction _ expressed decimally... | |
| Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1857 - 452 pages
...as before. Hence the following RULE. — Divide as in whole numbers, and point off as many figures in the quotient as the number of decimal places in the dividend exceeds the number in the divisor ; but if there are not as many, supply the deficiency by prefixing ciphers.... | |
| Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1858 - 458 pages
...as before. Hence the following RULE. — Divide as in whole numbers, and point off as many figures in the quotient as the number of decimal places in the dividend exceeds the number in the divisor ; but if there are not as many, supply the deficiency by prefixing ciphers.... | |
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