 | William Seneca Sutton - 1896 - 342 pages
...contains as many decimal places or figures as both factors contain ; hence, TJie quotient contains as many decimal places as the number of. decimal places in the dividend exceeds the number of decimal places in the divisor. If both dividend and divisor are multiplied or divided... | |
 | 1897 - 366 pages
...dividing, except when determining the position of the decimal point in the quotient. quotient, point off as many decimal places as the number of decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor, prefixing ciphers to the quotient, if necessary. II. If in dividing one... | |
 | International Correspondence Schools - Surveying - 1898 - 518 pages
...dividing, except when determining the position of the decimal point in the quotient. 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, if necessary. II. lf in dividing one number by another there be... | |
 | International Correspondence Schools - Bookkeeping - 1899 - 650 pages
...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, if necessary, II. If in dividing one number by another there is... | |
 | George Edward Atwood - Arithmetic - 1899 - 392 pages
...OF DECIMALS. 120. RULE. — Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right of the quotient point off as many decimal places as the number of decimal places in the dividend exceeds the number of decimal places in the divisor. NOTE 1. Before beginning the division, always have as... | |
 | John Williston Cook, Nebraska Cropsey - Arithmetic - 1899 - 328 pages
...= ? 10.4-2.6 = ? The dividend is the product of the divisor by the quotient. The quotient contains as many decimal places as the number of decimal places in the dividend exceeds the number in the divisor. 20. Divide 16.048 by 3.4. Divide 9.5 by .25. 3.4)16.048(4.72 -.25)9.50(38... | |
 | James Morgan Rawlins - Arithmetic - 1899 - 300 pages
...4 decimal places, how many decimal places must the quotient have ? PRINCIPLE. The quotient contains as many decimal places as the number of decimal places in the dividend exceeds the number in the divisor. EXERCISES. 1. Divide .08128 by .32. Process. Explanation. 253 i. 8128 -r-... | |
 | International Correspondence Schools - Civil engineering - 1899 - 722 pages
...the left of tlie dividend, and proceed as in division of whole numbers ; in tht quotient, point off as many decimal places as the number of decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor, prefixing ciphers to the quotient, if necessary. II. If in dividing one... | |
 | William James Milne - Arithmetic - 1900 - 236 pages
...found from those in the dividend and divisor ? 196. It is therefore evident that : The quotient will contain as many decimal places as the number of decimal places in the dividend exceeds the number in the divisor. WRITTEN EXERCISES. 197. 1. Divide .15652 by .043. .043). 15652 (3.64 EXPLANATION.... | |
 | John Marvin Colaw, John Kelley Elkwood - Arithmetic - 1900 - 450 pages
...decimal places as there are decimal places in both factors. 2. Ilie quotient of two decimals contains as many decimal places as the number of decimal places in the dividend exceeds the number in the divisor. 1. Multiply .036 by .27. .036 The multiplier .27 = 27 x .01. We therefore... | |
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... as many decimal places as the number of decimal places in the dividend exceeds those in the divisor, prefixing ciphers to the quotient, if necessary. 
