 Explain why, in the multiplication of two decimals, the number of decimal places to be pointed off in the product is equal to the sum of the decimal places in the multiplicand and multiplier.  Rational arithmetic - Page 108by Sarah Porter - 1852 - 263 pagesFull view - About this book
 | New York (N.Y.). Superintendent of Schools - Education - 1900 - 480 pages
...the multiplication of two decimals, the number of decimal places to be pointed off in the product is equal to the sum of the decimal places in the multiplicand and multiplier. ( 4 ) 3. Solve both (a) and (b) by analysis: (a) Divide $768 between A and B so that A will have seven-ninths... | |
 | Alvord D. Robinson - Arithmetic - 1902 - 652 pages
...the multiplication of two decimals, the number of decimal places to be pointed off in the product is equal to the sum of the decimal places in the multiplicand and multiplier. (*) 3. Solve both (a) and (b) by analysis: — (a) Divide $768 between A and B so that A will have... | |
 | Helen J. Kiggen - Business mathematics - 1922 - 424 pages
...The result is 2.37222; from this it will be seen that the number of decimal places in the product is equal to the sum of the decimal places in the multiplicand and multiplier. 10. In multiplying 32.06 by 7.08, can you tell before multiplying how many integral places there will... | |
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