 Multiply as in whole numbers, and point off as many decimal places in the product as there are in both multiplicand and multiplier. DIVISION. Divide as in whole numbers, and point off...  The New American Arithmetic - Page 113by Samuel Mecutchen, George Mornton Sayre - 1877Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Clarke (accountant.) - Arithmetic - 1742 - 152 pages
...Multiplication of Decimal Fractions IS the fame Way performed as Multiplication of Whole Numbers, only point off as many Decimal Places in the Product as there are Decimal Places in both the Multiplicand and Multiplier : As .31875 .002400 .015625 The Operation is... | |
 | Wardhaugh Thompson - 1771 - 324 pages
...from Multiplication of Vulgar 1 ractions, the reafon why (in Multiplication of Decimals) we muft have as many Decimal places in the product as there are in both the Multiplicand and Multiplier. FIRST then according to Multiplication of Vulgar Fractions, let us... | |
 | Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1838 - 292 pages
...answer. To express the 6 thousandths decimally we have to prefix two ciphers to the 6, and this makes as many decimal places in the product as there are in both multi plicand and multiplier. Therefore, to multiply one decimal by another, we have the following... | |
 | Henry Raper - Nautical astronomy - 1840 - 700 pages
...From 423-5 sub. 97'9 rem. 325-6 2. Multiplication of Decimals. 7. Multiply the numbers together as whole numbers, and point off as many decimal places in the product (beginning at the right) as there are decimal places in the multiplier and multiplicand together. When... | |
 | George Roberts Perkins - Arithmetic - 1841 - 274 pages
...91.6264232009 by 0.0172021234. DIVISION OF DECIMALS. -10. In multiplication we have seen that there are as many decimal places in the product as there are in both the factors; and since division is the reverse of multiplication, it follows that the number of decimal... | |
 | Wales Christopher Hotson - 1842 - 306 pages
...To find the product of two decimals, orvmixed numbers containing decimals, multiply as in integers, and point off as many decimal places in the product as there arc in both factors. Ex. 1. Find the product of 31.43 and .3, 31.43 x -3 = 9.429. The corresponding... | |
 | Charles DAVIES (LL.D.) - Arithmetic - 1843 - 348 pages
...answer. To express the 6 thousandths decimally we have to prefix two ciphers to the 6, and this makes as many decimal places in the product as there are in both multiplicand and multiplier. Therefore, to multiply one decimal by another, we have the following RULE. Multiply as in simple numbers,... | |
 | Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1844 - 356 pages
...answer. To express the 6 thousandths decimally we have to prefix two ciphers to the 6, and this makes as many decimal places in the product as there are in both multiplicand and multiplier. Therefore, to multiply one decimal by another, we have the following RU1E. Multiply as in simple numbers,... | |
 | James Wood - Algebra - 1845 - 442 pages
...thus, 61-3 42-012 19-288 MULTIPLICATION. 46- To multiply one decimal by another multiply the figures an in whole numbers, and point off as many decimal places in the product as there are in the multiplier and multiplicand together. Ex. 51-3x4-6 = 235-98. 513 46 23598 , ,. , , . , For x —... | |
 | James Morrison (accountant.) - 1845 - 324 pages
...are necessary to be pointed off? A. I prefix ciphers to make up the deficiency. (3.) Q. Why do you point off as many decimal places in the PRODUCT, as there are in both factors ? A. The reason is, that the operation here is the same as in Multiplication of Vulgar Fractions... | |
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