 To multiply a decimal by 10, 100, 1000, &c., remove the decimal point as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the multiplier ; and if there be not places enough in the number, annex ciphers.  Grammar School Book - Page 36by Florian Cajori - 1915 - 437 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Adolf Sonnenschein - 1870 - 276 pages
...two places; by 1000, three places, and so on. Rule : To multiply a decimal by any power of 10, shift the decimal point as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the multiplier, adding ciphers if necessary. Thus : 7-63x100000 = 763000. EXERCISE VI. By vulgar fractions... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson, Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1871 - 384 pages
...denomination. Since the multiplier is always 10, 100, 1000, &c., the operation is performed by removing the decimal point as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the multiplier, annexing ciphers when necessary. EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 1. Reduce SM 32.58 to millimetres.... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1871 - 350 pages
...the deficiency by prefixing ciphers. NOTE. — To multiply a decimal by 10, 100, 1000, &c., remove the decimal point as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the multiplier ; and if there be not places enough in the number, annex ciphers. Thus, 1.25 X 10 =... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson, Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1871 - 384 pages
...denomination. Since the multiplier is always 10, 100, 1000, &c., the operation is performed by removing the decimal point as many places to the right as there are ciphers ia the multiplier, annexing ciphers •when necessary. EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 1. Reduce "M 32.58 to... | |
 | George Payn Quackenbos - Arithmetic - 1872 - 350 pages
...266 776 product. 342 2gl 185. To multiply a decimal A™. 3.686 3.686 by 10, 100, 1000, &c., remove the decimal point as many places to the right as there are naughts in the multiplier. If there are not figures enough for this, annex naughts to supply the deficiency.... | |
 | Joseph Ray - Arithmetic - 1866 - 212 pages
...Since the multiplier is always 10, 100, 1000, etc., the operation may be performed by removing the point as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the multiplier. EXAMPLE. — How many kilometers in 36429 M.? SOLUTION. — Since 1000 meters = 1 kilometer.... | |
 | Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - Arithmetic - 1873 - 362 pages
...dollar mark and the decimal point. For, multiplying by 10, 100, etc., has the same effect as removing the decimal point as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the multiplier (Art. 30). 4. In $162 how many mills ? Ans. 162000 mills. 5. In $1.62 how many cents... | |
 | Emerson Elbridge White - Arithmetic - 1870 - 348 pages
...the deficiency by prefixing decimal ciphers. 2. To multiply a decimal by 10, 100, 1000, etc., Remove the decimal point as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the multiplier. NOTE. — If there be not enough decimal places in the product, supply the deficiency... | |
 | George Payn Quackenbos - Arithmetic - 1874 - 444 pages
...multiply a decimal, or a mixed number consisting of integer and decimal, by 10, 100, 1000, etc., remove the decimal point as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the multiplier. If there are not figures enough for this, annex ciphers to supply the deficiency. Show... | |
 | Lorenzo Fairbanks - 1875 - 472 pages
...the deficiency by prefixing ciphers. NOTE. — To multiply a decimal by 10, 100, 1000, etc., remove the decimal point as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the multiplier. When the number of figures iu the multiplicand is less than the number of ciphers in... | |
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