| Arithmetic - 1811 - 210 pages
...ciphers to the numerator as may be necessary, and divide it by the denominator. Note.-— There must be as many decimal places in the quotient as there are ciphers annexed to the numerator. When a compound fraction is given, first reduce it to aTsingle one, and then to a... | |
| James Mitchell - Mathematics - 1823 - 666 pages
...equivalent decimal. — Annex to the numerator as many decimal* 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 as are requisite, the defect must be supplied by prelixing... | |
| Rufus Putnam - Arithmetic - 1849 - 276 pages
...bought 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 ) 3416.8 854.2... | |
| John Bonnycastle - 1851 - 314 pages
...equivalent decimal. RULE.* Annex as many ciphers to the numerator as may be thought necessary ; then divide by the denominator, and point off as many decimal places in the quotient for the answer, as there were ciphers annexed. EXAMPLES. (1.) Reduce -ft to a decimal. 4)5-000000 6)1-250000... | |
| 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 = ¿%uu = 625 ; and 625 4- 1000 =... | |
| Joseph Ray - Arithmetic - 1857 - 348 pages
...there are ciphers annexed. , ITT Ans. .75 *2. Reduce | to a decimal. .4ns. .125 Rule for Case I. — Annex ciphers to the numerator, divide by the denominator, and point off' in the quotient as many places J'ur decimals as there are ciphers annexed to the numerator. NOTE. —... | |
| 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
...Ans. 5T|j. Ans. ^g'g. 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... | |
| James Stewart Eaton - Arithmetic - 1864 - 322 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. i X 1000 = ao/a = 375 ; and 375 -4- 1000 = .375,... | |
| George Augustus Walton - Arithmetic - 1864 - 376 pages
...decimal 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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