 A decimal fraction, or decimal, is a fraction whose denominator is 10, 100, 1000, or some power of ten, in which the denominator is not written but is indicated by the position of the decimal point. A power of 10 is a number obtained by using 10 as a...  Myers Arithmetic for Grammar Schools - Page 141by George William Myers - 1912 - 402 pagesFull view - About this book
 | James William Nicholson - Arithmetic - 1889 - 408 pages
...contain, and each then contains 60 quarts ; how many quarts did each contain at first? DECIMALS. 180. A decimal fraction, or decimal is a fraction whose denominator is 10, 100, 1000, etc. 0) T3<ri "?&•, rJinru'' are decimal fractions. 181. For convenience, the denominator of a decimal... | |
 | John Fair Stoddard - Arithmetic - 1889 - 200 pages
...a whole number and a fraction written, together. Thus, 3J feet, 7f lb., 12j, are mixed numbers. 8. A decimal fraction, or decimal, is a fraction whose denominator is 10 or some power of 10 ; and is expressed by its numerator only, having a dot ( . ), called a decimal... | |
 | George Edward Atwood - Arithmetic - 1894 - 396 pages
...— Divide the part, by the numerator and multiply the quotient by the denominator. DECIMALS. 105. A Decimal Fraction, or Decimal, is a fraction whose denominator is 10 or some power of 10. 106. Decimals may be expressed in words, in the form of common fractions, or in... | |
 | George Edward Atwood - Arithmetic - 1899 - 392 pages
...RULE. — Divide the part by the numerator and multiply the quotient by the denominator. DECIMALS. 105. A Decimal Fraction, or Decimal, is a fraction whose denominator is 10 or some power of 10. 106. Decimals may be expressed in words, in the form of common fractions, or in... | |
 | Charles Edward White - Arithmetic - 1901 - 472 pages
...x 10 = 100. 10 x 10 x 10 = 1000. 100 is the second power of 10. 1000 is the third power of 10. 139. A Decimal Fraction or Decimal is a fraction whose denominator is 10 or a power of 10. NOTE. — The denominator of a common fraction may be any number, but the denominator... | |
 | George William Myers, Sarah Catherine Brooks - Arithmetic - 1903 - 424 pages
...of a decimal? DEFINITIONS.—A decimal fraction, or decimal, is a fraction whose denominator is 19, 100, 1000, or some power of ten, in which the denominator...obtained by using 10 as a factor any number of times. §129. To Reduce a Decimal to a Common Fraction. The fractions we have studied whose denominators are... | |
 | George William Myers, Sarah Catherine Brooks - Arithmetic - 1907 - 432 pages
...or digit, the hundredth; of the 3d, the thousandth; of the 4th, the ten-thousandth; arid so on. 164. A decimal fraction, or decimal, is a fraction whose...by the position of the decimal point. A power of 10 here means a number obtained by using 10 as a factor any whole number of times. KMM A mixed decimal... | |
 | George William Myers, Sarah Catherine Brooks - Arithmetic - 1907 - 436 pages
...or digit, the hundredth; of the 3d, the thousandth; of the 4th, the ten-thousandth; and so on. 164. A decimal fraction, or decimal, is a fraction whose...by the position of the decimal point. A power of 10 here means a number obtained by using 10 as a factor any whole number of times. PAGE A mixed decimal... | |
 | George William Myers - Arithmetic - 1908 - 288 pages
...by moving the decimal point 1 place to the right? 2 places? 3 places? 4 places? 5 places? 6 places? 11. What effect is produced in such a number as .683...by using 10 as a factor any number of times. Thus, 10 X 10 = 1O 1 = 100; 10 X 10 X 10 = 10* == /000, and so on, are powers of 10. §80. To Reduce a Decimal... | |
 | George William Myers - Arithmetic - 1908 - 288 pages
....50000. What is the effect of writing any number of zeros to the right of the last digit of a decimal? K decimal fraction, or decimal, is a fraction whose...by using 10 as a factor any number of times. Thus, 10 x 10 = 10* = 100; 10 X 10 X 10 = 103 = 1000, and so on, are powers of 10. §80. To Reduce a Decimal... | |
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