 | Frank Joseph Schneck - Business mathematics - 1902 - 312 pages
...1.— Divide .00036 by .004. EXPLANATION. — Divide as in whole numbers. Point off in the quotient as many decimal places as the number of decimal places in the dividend .004).00036(.09 exceed those in the divisor. 5—3=2. Prefix one cipher to the quotient, and point... | |
 | American School (Chicago, Ill.) - Engineering - 1903 - 426 pages
...16 we have # = .647 + RULE. Proceed as in division of whole numbers, but point off in the quotient as many decimal places as the number of decimal places in the dividend exceeds the number of decimal places in the divisor, prefixing ciphers to the quotient when necessary.... | |
 | International Correspondence Schools - Arithmetic - 1904 - 656 pages
...to 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 the number of decimal places in the divisor, prefixing ciphers to the quotient, if necessary.... | |
 | International Correspondence Schools - Arithmetic - 1906 - 576 pages
...to 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... | |
 | William Seneca Sutton, William Herschel Bruce - Arithmetic - 1906 - 296 pages
...3270 .08720 496. To divide decimals by decimals: Divide as in whole numbers. Point off in the quotient as many decimal places as the number of decimal places in the dividend exceeds the number of decimal places in the divisor, prefixing noughts when necessary. 501 . Give results... | |
 | Civil engineering - 1906 - 590 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... | |
 | George Soulé - Business mathematics - 1910 - 1042 pages
...and hence contains as many decimal places as both the divisor and quotient, 3°. The quotient mnst contain as many decimal places as the number of decimal places in the dividend exceeds the number iu the divisor. 2. Divide 7898.56 by 2.4683. OPERATION. Explanation. — Here we... | |
 | George Edward Atwood - 1910 - 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 th? number of decimal places in the divisor. NOTE 1. Before beginning the division, always... | |
 | Sara Redempta O'Brien - English language - 1912 - 264 pages
...DIVISION 1. To divide decimals proceed as in whole numbers. In the quotient point off from the right as many decimal places as the number of decimal places in the 28.7 -5- .7 43.14 -K16 8.75 -=-2.5 11.242 + .73 2. When necessary add ciphers to the dividend until... | |
 | William Russell Will - Business mathematics - 1913 - 316 pages
...places as the divisor. (2) Divide as with whole numbers. (3) 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. If the quotient does not contain as many... | |
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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. 
