 | Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1861 - 496 pages
...it two places, one hun- J00 ilred times, &o. To multiply by 10, 100, &c., we 9 fi *7 4. 0 R remove the decimal point as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the multiplier: hence, Rule. — Remove the decimal point as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the multiplier... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1861 - 338 pages
...prefixing ciphers. NOTE. — When a decimal number is to be multiplied by 10, 100, 1000, &c., remove the decimal point as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the multiplier; and if there be not figures enough in the number, Annex ciphers. Thus, 1.25 X 10 = 12.5 ; and 1-7 X... | |
 | Edward Liddell (writer on arithmetic.) - 1861 - 192 pages
...-&, iJ, yfo, and T^fot, as decimals. 53. RULE. To multtply a decimal by 10, or any power of 10, — Move the decimal point as many places to the right as there are O's in the multiplier; if there are not figures sufficient, affix O's to make up the number. Conversely,... | |
 | Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1863 - 346 pages
...decimal number is to be multiplied by 10, 100, 1000, &c., the multiplication may be made by removing the decimal point as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the multiplier ; and 'if there be not so many figures on the right of the decimal point, supply the deficiency by... | |
 | James A. Christie - 1865 - 454 pages
...Multiplier. But, if the Multiplicand contain Decimals, it is multiplied by any power of 10' by removing the Decimal Point as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the Multiplier. For, removing the Decimal Point to the right, of course, removes every digit to the left, because places... | |
 | Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1865 - 468 pages
...removing it two places, one hun- JQQ dred times, &c. To multiply hy 10, 100, &c., we ' — ; — remove the decimal point as many places to the ~ ' " right as there are ciphers in the multiplier: hence, Rule. — Remove the decimal point as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the multiplier... | |
 | John Fair Stoddard - Arithmetic - 1868 - 356 pages
...x .000125= ? Ans. .0000012125. 184. Xo multiply a decimal Iry Id, 1OO, 1OOO, etc. Rule. — Remove the decimal point as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the multiplier. (41, 3.) 1. 49.6783 x 10= ? Ans. 496.783. 2. 1.07632 x 100= ? Ans. 107.632. 3. 41.26 x 10000= ? Ana.... | |
 | Emerson Elbridge White, Henry Beadman Bryant - Bookkeeping - 1865 - 344 pages
...Divide .45 by 1000. 4. Divide .01 by 100. ART. 52. To multiply a decimal by 10, 100, 1000, etc., remove the decimal point as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the imdtiplier. Thus: 62.5x100 = 6250; 4.3 x 10=43. f $43.50' 150. 1.68 Multiply \ 456.30 bv 100. 1000.... | |
 | Samuel Alsop - Surveying - 1865 - 440 pages
...more than ten, and consist of whole tens.— Take out the number from the table as before, and remove the decimal point as many places to the right as there are ciphers at the right of the distance in the table. If the distance is not composed simply of tens.—Take from... | |
 | Thomas Percy Hudson - Arithmetic - 1866 - 268 pages
...also, from the preceding explanations, that to multiply a decimal 'by any power of 10, we need only move the decimal point as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the multiplier. For example : — -34567 X 1oo is 34-567. For -34567 X 1oo = f«& X 1oo = *g% = 34-567. Similarly,... | |
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To multiply a decimal by 10, 100, 1000, &c., remove the decimal point as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the multiplier ; and if there be not places enough in the number, annex ciphers. 
