| David Henry Cruttenden - Arithmetic - 1853 - 330 pages
...remainders as if added to the dividend. If the divisor be 10 or 100, etc., simply removing the point as many places to the left, as there are ciphers in the divisor, completes the division. (See Case V., Remark.) 17. Divide .192816 by .312. Ans. .618. 18. Divide 1.28... | |
| William Frederick Greenfield - 1853 - 228 pages
...the point, then (Cor. 1 Prop. 37) ciphers must be supplied. Hence the Rule : remove the decimal point as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the denominator, supplying ciphers if necessary. Prop 41. — To prove the Rule for Multiplication of Decimals.... | |
| George Roberts Perkins - Arithmetic - 1855 - 388 pages
...2-223+. 57. We may, obviously, divide any decimal by 10, 100, 1000, &c., by removing the decimal point as many •places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor ; when there are not so many figures at the left of the decimal point, we may prefix ciphers. 10 100... | |
| John Fair Stoddard - Arithmetic - 1856 - 312 pages
...2448 by '012 ART. 152. A decimal may be divided by 10, 100, 1000, &c., by removing the decimal point as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor. If necessary, prefix ciphers to the dividend. f4'36 1 Divide ;3o:42; \ by w. [ 431-2 J T 146-34 T Divide... | |
| 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 - 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... | |
| 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 - 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... | |
| 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 - 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... | |
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