 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1857 - 336 pages
...NOTE 3. — When a decimal number is to be divided by 10, 100, 1000, &c., remove the decimal point as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor, and if there be not figures enough in the number, prefix ciphers. Thus 1.25 -=- 10 = .125 ; and 1.7... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1857 - 452 pages
...CONTRACTIONS IN DIVISION OF DECIMALS. 275. To divide a decimal by 10, 100, 1000, &c. Remove the decimal point as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor, and if there be not figures enough in the number, prefix ciphers. Thus, 2.15 -r- 10 = .215 ; and 1.9... | |
 | Joseph Ray - Arithmetic - 1857 - 348 pages
...1.5-5-. 7 , Ans. 2.142857+ *ART. 184. To divide a Decimal by 10, 100, 1000, &c., remove the decimal point as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor : And, if there are not so many figures on the left of the point, supply the deficiency by prefixing... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1858 - 458 pages
...CONTRACTIONS IN DIVISION OF DECIMALS. 275. To divide a decimal by 10, 100, 1000, &c. Remove the decimal point as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor, and if there be not figures enough in the number, prefix ciphers. Thus, 2.15 •— 10 = .215 ; and... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1858 - 332 pages
...NOTE 3. — When a decimal number is to be divided by 10, 100, 1000, &c., remove the decimal point as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor, and if there be not figures enough in the number, prefix ciphers. Thus 1.25 -f- 10 = .125 ; and 1.7... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1858 - 456 pages
...CONTRACTIONS IN DIVISION OF DECIMALS. 275. To divide a decimal by 10, 100, 1000, &c. Remove the decimal point as many places to the left, as there are ciphers in the divisor, and if there be not figures enough in the number, prefix ciphers. Thus, 2.15 -4- 10 = .215 ; and 1.9... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - Arithmetic - 1860 - 440 pages
...of 100, or 1000 articles, pounds, <fcc., s given, the price of one is found by simply removing the decimal point in the given cost or dividend, as many places to the left at there are ciphers in the divisor. (Art. 331.) 28. Bought 1000 bricks for $7.20: what is that apiece?... | |
 | Emerson Elbridge White - Arithmetic (Commercial), 1861 - 1861 - 348 pages
....033 i. CONTRACTIONS. ART. 51. To divide a decimal by 10, 100, 1000, etc., remove the decimal point as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor. Note. — If there are not figures enough in the number, prefix ciphers. Examples. 1. Divide 6.25 by... | |
 | Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1861 - 496 pages
...as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor. Rule. — Remove the decimal point as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor. Examples. 1. Divide 3169.274 by 100 ; by 1000. 2. Divide 57135.62 by 1000 ; by 100; by 10. 3. Divide... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1861 - 338 pages
...NOTE 8. — When a decimal number is to he divided by 10, 100, 1000, &c., remove the decimal [wint as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor, and if there be uot figures enough in the number, prefix ciphers. Thus 1.25 -:- 10 = .125 ; and 1.7... | |
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... dividend, as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor. 
