 | Nathan Daboll - Arithmetic - 1835 - 260 pages
...— 1. The places of the decimal parts of the divisor and «J tiuut counted together, must always be therefore divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of thy quotient, point off so many places for decimals, as the decimal pla«M in the dividend exceed those... | |
 | William Ruger - Arithmetic - 1836 - 274 pages
...pure decimal, which is less than a unit, can evidently be subtracted oftener than a unit. RULE. — Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient, point off as many figures for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor ; if... | |
 | Michael Walsh - Arithmetic - 1838 - 346 pages
...Multiply two thousand and four and two tenths by twentyseven. Ans. 54113,4. DIVISION OF DECIMALS. RULE. Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off as many places for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those of the divisor. If the... | |
 | Arithmetic - 1838 - 218 pages
....041287 Product 1762.35 265.355 28.399112 768.32 .000855 .016004 .00008591 DIVISION OF DECIMALS. HULE. Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient, separate as many figures for decimals as the decimal figures of the dividend exceed those of the divisor.... | |
 | Daniel Adams - 1839 - 268 pages
...examples and remarks are sufficient to establish the following RULE. In the division of decimal fractions, divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off as many figures for decimals, as the decimal figures in the dividend exceed those in the divisor, and... | |
 | Daniel Adams - Arithmetic - 1840 - 278 pages
...examples and remarks are sufficient to establish the following RULE. In the division of decimal fractions, divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off as many figure* for decimals, as the decimal figures in the dividend exceed those in the divisor, and... | |
 | James H. Porter - Arithmetic - 1841 - 210 pages
...Multiply two thousand and four and two-tenths by twenty-seven. Ans. 54113,4. DIVISION OF DECIMALS. Rule. Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off as many places for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those of the divisor. If the... | |
 | William Ruger - Arithmetic - 1841 - 268 pages
...pure decimal, which a less than a unit, can evidently -be subtracted oftener than a unit. RULE.— Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient, point off as many figures for decimals as the decimal . places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor ;... | |
 | Nathan Daboll - Arithmetic - 1841 - 250 pages
...places of the decimal parts of the divisor and quotient counted together, must always be equal to tlioso in the dividend, therefore divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hind of th% quotient, puint off so many places for decimals, as the decimal places in the dividend... | |
 | Charles Bathurst (schoolmaster.) - 1842 - 158 pages
...-07345 by -0435. 5. Multiply 47-1346 by -0238. 6. Multiply 1547 by -00463. DIVISION OF DECIMALS. RULE. Divide as in whole numbers, and, from the right hand of the quotient, point off as many places for decimals as the dividend has places of decimals more than the divisor. OBSERVATIONS... | |
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... therefore divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient, point off so many places for decimals, as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor. 
