 Place the divisor to the left of the dividend, and proceed as in division of whole numbers; in the quotient, point off as many decimal places as the number of decimal places in the dividend exceeds those in the divisor, prefixing ciphers to the quotient,...  Arithmetic: Lower Book - Page 213by William Seneca Sutton, William Herschel Bruce - 1906 - 282 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Charles Davies, William Guy Peck - Mathematics - 1855 - 628 pages
...any desirable extent, or till a remainder is found equal to 0 ; then point ofi" from the right hand as many decimal places as the number of decimal places in the dividend exceeds that in the divisor ; if there are not so many in the quotient, prefix O's till the requisite number... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1860 - 444 pages
...divisor. Therefore, II. The quotient of one number divided by another in the decimal form must contain as many decimal places as the number -of decimal places in the dividend exceed the number in the divisor. 1. Divide 34.368 by 5.37. OPER vriosr ANALYSIS. We first divide as... | |
 | John Purdue Bidlake - Arithmetic - 1866 - 232 pages
...(18.) 10.3 x .011 x 15.99. XXIII.— DIVISION OF DECIMALS. BULE. — Divide as in whole numbers, and point off in the quotient as many decimal places as the number of decimals in the dividend exceeds the number of decimals in the divisor. If the number of decimal places... | |
 | Emerson Elbridge White - Arithmetic - 1873 - 260 pages
...The dividend contains as many decimal places as both divisor and quotient. 2. The quotient contains as many decimal places as the number of decimal places in the dividend exceeds the number in the divisor. 3. Each removal of the decimal point one place to the left, divides a decimal by 10.... | |
 | Francis Young (F.R.G.S.) - 1872 - 204 pages
...x .5 x 500 .51 и)ю.3х.oнх 15.99 DIVISION OF DECIMALS. RULE.— Divide as in whole numbers, and point off in the quotient as many decimal places as the number of decimals in the dividend exceeds the number of decimals in the divisor. Ex. 1.— Divide 114.375 by... | |
 | Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1874 - 538 pages
...it contains as many decimal places as both divisor and quotient. Hence, 3. The quotient must contain as many decimal places as the number of decimal places in the dividend exceeds those in the divisor. WRITTEN EXERCISES. 296. 1. Divide .952 by .7. OPERATIOK. ANALYSIS. — Divide... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1875 - 468 pages
...divisor. Therefore, II. The quotient of one number divided by another in the decimal form must contain as many decimal places as the number of decimal places in the dividend exceed the number in the divisor. 1. Divide 34.368 by 5.37. OPERATION. . ANALYSIS. We first divide... | |
 | Samuel Mecutchen - 1877 - 128 pages
...in the quotient. From these operations we derive this principle : — In any quotient there will be as many decimal places as the number of decimal places in the dividend exceeds the number in the divisor, WRITTEN EXERCISES. 1. Divide 14.688 by 12. 2. Divide 146.88 by 1.2. 3. Divide 14688... | |
 | William James Milne - Arithmetic - 1877 - 418 pages
...how many decimal places will there be in the quotient? 215. PRINCIPLE.—The quotient will contain as many decimal places as the number of decimal places in the dividend exceeds those in the divisor. WRITTEN EXEUCISES-. 1. Divide 8.88 by 2.4. PROCESS. ANALYSIS.—8.88 -*- 2.4... | |
 | William James Milne - Arithmetic - 1882 - 224 pages
...how many decimal places will there be in the quotient? 210. PRINCIPLE. — The quotient iintt contain as many decimal places as the number of decimal places in the dividend exceeds those in the divisor. WRITTEN EXERCISES. « 211. 1. Divide .07245 by .23. PROCESS. ANALYSIS. — Since... | |
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