 | Andrew Carrick (accountant.) - Ready-reckoners - 1856 - 34 pages
...Divide as in whole numbers, and for decimals, from the right of the quotient, point off as та' figures as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor ; when there are not so many figures i quotient, supply the defect by prefixing ciphers ; or, 18 DECIMAI.... | |
 | Joseph Ray - Arithmetic - 1857 - 348 pages
...Rule for Division. — Divide as in Simple Numbers, and point off" from the right hand of the quotient as many places for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor; if there be not so many placet, supply the deficiency by prefixiny ciphers. PROOF.— The same as in... | |
 | Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1858 - 346 pages
...: hence, RULE. — Divide as in simple numbers, and point off in the quotient, from the right hand, as many places for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor ; and if there are not so many, supply the deficiency by prefixing ciphers. EXAMPLES. 1. Divide 2.... | |
 | Charles Haynes Haswell - Measurement - 1858 - 350 pages
...590.324. DIVISION OF DECIMALS. RULE. — Divide as in whole numbers, and point off in the quotient as many places for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor ; but if there are not so many places, supply the deficiency by prefixing ciphers. EXAMPLE. — Divide... | |
 | David Price - Arithmetic - 1858 - 264 pages
...RULE. — Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right of the quotient point off as many figures for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor : if you have not enough figures in the quotient, supply the deficiency by prefixing ciphers. How do... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1859 - 348 pages
...contains as many decimal places as are contained in both divisor and quotient Hence the following RULE. Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand...places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor. Explain division of decimals. Give rule. NOTES. 1. If the number of figures in the quotient be less... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1859 - 352 pages
...contains as many decimal places as are contained in both divisor and quotient. Hence the following RULE. Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off as many places for decimak as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor. NoTES. 1. If the number... | |
 | Frederick Augustus Griffiths - Artillery - 1859 - 426 pages
...2700 Answer. DIVISION OF DECIMALS. Rule. — Divide as in whole numbers, and point off in the quotient as many places for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor. When the decimal places of the quotient are not so many as the above rule requires, the deficiency... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1860 - 444 pages
...exceeds those in the divisor. 224. Hence the following RULE. Divide as in whole numbers, and from tlie right hand of the quotient point off as many places for decimals as the decimal plates in the dividend exceed those in the divisor. • NOTES. — 1. If the number of figures in the... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - Arithmetic - 1860 - 440 pages
...DECIMALS. Divide as in whole numbers, and point off' as many figures for decimals in the quotient, as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor. If the quotient does not contain figures enough, supply the deficiency by prefixing ciphers. PROOF.... | |
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RULE. Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off as many places for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor. 
