 | Frederick Augustus Griffiths - 1839 - 348 pages
...Division of decimals. Rule. Divide as in whole numbers ; and point off in the quotient as many places for decimals, as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor. When the decimal places of the quotient are not so many as the above rule requires, the deficiency... | |
 | William Ruger - Arithmetic - 1841 - 268 pages
...do you pcint off in division of deeimals 7 A. As maay figures froir. the right hand of the quotient, as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor. When you divide by a pure decimal, is the quotient greater or less than the dividend 1 A. Greater.... | |
 | W. F. Walker - Arithmetic - 1841 - 246 pages
...it may be divided (§ 36. 1). 6. The point is written at the left of so many figures in the quotient as the decimal places in the -dividend exceed those in the divisor, for the reason that the dividend being in effect the product of the divisor and quotient (§ 36. 3),... | |
 | Janet Taylor - Nautical astronomy - 1842 - 592 pages
...DECIMALS. Divide as in whole numbers, observing to point off as many decimal places in the quoticnt, as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor. If there be not as many figures in the quoticnt as are equal to that excess, supply the deficicney by prefixing ciphers,... | |
 | Nathan Daboll - Arithmetic - 1843 - 254 pages
...factors which produce the dividend. RULE. 1 . Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand in the quotient point off as many figures for decimals,...places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor. 2. If the places in the quotient be not so many as the rule requires, supply the deficiency by prefixing... | |
 | Charles DAVIES (LL.D.) - Arithmetic - 1843 - 348 pages
...RU1E. Divide as in simple numbers, and point off in the quotient, from the right hand, so many places for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor ; and if there are not so many, supply the deficiency by prefacing ciphers. Q. If one decimal fraction... | |
 | John Darby (teacher of mathematics.) - 1843 - 236 pages
...DECIMALS. RULE. — 1. Divide as in whole numbers, and point off as as many decimal places in the quotient as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor. See Example 1st2. If the quotient have not so many places of figures in it, as there are decimal places... | |
 | Charles WATERHOUSE - Arithmetic - 1844 - 228 pages
...Proceed as in simple numbers — pointing off as many figures from the right hand of the quotient, as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor. If there be not so many figures in the dividend as in the divisor, annex ciphers to the dividend, until the places,... | |
 | Charles Davies - Arithmetic - 1844 - 358 pages
...RU1E. Divide as in simple numbers, and point off" in the quotient, from the, right hand, so many places for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor; and if there are not so many, supply the deficiency by prefixing ciphers. Q. If one decimal fraction... | |
 | Frederick Emerson - Arithmetic - 1846 - 266 pages
...DIVISION OF DECIMALS}., .,.;„,. RULE FOR DIVISION OF DECIMALS., Divide as in whole numbers; and in the quotient, point off as many figures for decimals,...places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor ; that if, make the . decimal places in the divisor and quotient counted together,' equal to the decimal... | |
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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 in the divisor. 
