 | Rufus Putnam - Arithmetic - 1849 - 276 pages
...performed by simply annexing the naughts to the right of the multiplicand ; or, in decimals, by removing the decimal point in the multiplicand as many places to the right as there are naughts in the multiplier. The reason for this is, that by removing the decimal point one place to... | |
 | Rufus Putnam - Arithmetic - 1850 - 274 pages
...by simply annexing the -naughts to the right of the multiplicand ; or, in decimals, by removing ihe decimal point in the multiplicand as many places to the right as there are naughts in the multiplier. The reason for this is, that by removing the decimal point one place to... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth, Thomas Hill - Arithmetic - 1881 - 446 pages
...necessary, as there are ciphers in the multiplier. To multiply by .1, .01, .001, it is necessary only to move the decimal point in the multiplicand as many places to the left, prefixing ciphers, if necessary, as there are places in the multiplier. The decimal places of... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - Arithmetic - 1882 - 450 pages
...10, moving it two places, , , multiplies the number by 100, etc. Hence, the Ans. 450.600 EULE. — Move the decimal point in the multiplicand as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the •multiplier. (Art. 91.) 21. Mult. 46.3842 by 1000. 23. Mult. 25.46 by 1000. 22. Mult.... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth, Thomas Hill - Arithmetic - 1882 - 376 pages
...necessary, as there are ciphers in the multiplier. To multiply by .1, .01, .001, it is necessary only to move the decimal point in the multiplicand as many places to the left, prefixing ciphers, if necessary, as there are places in the multiplier. The decimal places of... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - Arithmetic - 1886 - 392 pages
...number is diminished ten-fold. Hence, To multiply a decimal by 10, 100, 1000, etc., we have only to move the decimal point in the multiplicand as many places to the right, annexing zeros if necessary, as there are zeros in the multiplier. To divide a decimal by 10, 100,... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - 1888 - 388 pages
...is read " times," or " multiplied by." To multiply by 10, 100, 1000, etc., it is necessary only to move the decimal point in the multiplicand as many places to the right, annexing ciphers, if necessary, as there are ciphers in the multiplier. To multiply by .1, .01, .001,... | |
 | George Albert Wentworth - Arithmetic - 1888 - 392 pages
...necessary, as there are ciphers in the multiplier. To multiply by .1, .01, .001, it is necessary only to move the decimal point in the multiplicand as many places to the left, prefixing ciphers, if necessary, as there are places in the multiplier. The decimal places of... | |
 | John Edward King - Business mathematics - 1891 - 254 pages
...needed to obtain the required number. Any decimal may be multiplied by 10, 100, 1000, etc., by removing the decimal point in the multiplicand as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the multiplier. EXAMPLES. 222. Multiply 1. .75 by .5. 8. .17 by .8. 3. .62 by .12. £ .142... | |
 | Henry Holmes Belfield - Arithmetic - 1891 - 362 pages
...8.456 ; 60 is 10 times 6, and 100 times .6 Hence, to multiply a number by 10, 100, 1000, etc. : Remove the decimal point in the multiplicand as many places to the right, annexing ciphers when necessary, as there are ciphers in the multiplier. 150. In accordance with the... | |
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To multiply by 10, 100, 1000, etc., it is necessary only to move the decimal point in the multiplicand as many places to the right, annexing ciphers, if necessary, as there are ciphers in the multiplier. 
