 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.  Business Arithmetic - Page 28by Clarence Monroe Bookman - 1914 - 250 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - Arithmetic - 1875 - 216 pages
...by 10, cutting off two figures divides it by 100, etc. The Decimal Point (Art. 24), by being removed as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor, may be used to denote where the cutting off is made, and the remainder will be the part on the right... | |
 | Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1875 - 350 pages
...accuracy is required. 5. To divide by 10, 100, 1000, etc., remove the decimal point in the dividend as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor (113). Find the value of 9. 75 -f- .75. 10. .75 -r- 75. 11. 7.5 -H. 75. 12. 2.5 4- 12.5. 13. .56 —... | |
 | Lorenzo Fairbanks - 1875 - 472 pages
...may be continued. 6. A decimal may be divided by 10, 100, 1000, etc., by removing the decimal point as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor. EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 1. Divide .16 by .2. ' 2. Divide 32.864 by .08. 3. Divide .00.075 by .015. ,... | |
 | Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - Arithmetic - 1876 - 230 pages
...by 10, cutting off two figures divides it by 100, etc. The Decimal Paint (Art. 24), by being removed as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor, may be used to denote where the cutting off is made, and the remainder will be the part on the right... | |
 | Malcolm MacVicar - Arithmetic - 1876 - 412 pages
...4397 x 998. 470. PKOB. IV.— To divide by 1O, 1OO, 1OOO, etc. Move the decimal point in the dividend as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor, prefixing ciphers when necessary. Perform the division in the following : 1. 8736H-100. 4. 23.97—1000.... | |
 | Joseph Ray - Arithmetic - 1877 - 350 pages
...decimal places (Ex. 5). REM. 4. — 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. If there be not enough figures, prefix ciphers (Ex. 6, Rern). 7. Divide 1.125 by .03. 8. Divide 86.075... | |
 | William Guy Peck - Arithmetic - 1877 - 430 pages
...$9.43. NOTE.— To divide a decimal or a mixed decimal by 10, 100, 1000, &c., move the decimal point as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor, prefixing ciphers to the dividend if necessary. 26. What is the quotient of 77.56 by 10 ? Ans. 7.756.... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson, Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1877 - 374 pages
...the divisor is always 10, 100, 1000, etc., the operation ig performed by removing the decimal point as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor, prefixing ciphers when necessary. 2. Reduce 40063 liters to hektoliters. Ans. 400.63 HI. 3. In 136.7... | |
 | William Guy Peck - Arithmetic - 1878 - 240 pages
...Divide 6 by .003. 12. Divide 28.475 by .0005. To divide by 10, 100, etc., we move the decimal point as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor. 13. Divide 37.41 by 10. 15. Divide 843.7 by 1000. 14. Divide 341.6 by 100. 16. Divide 83.86 by 100.... | |
 | Joseph Ray - Arithmetic - 1879 - 200 pages
...ciphers in the multiplier. 2. A number is reduced to a HIGHER denomination by removing the decimal point as many places to the LEFT as there are ciphers in the divisor. MEASURES OP LENGTH. 109. The Meter is the unit of length ; it is legal in the United States at 39.37... | |
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