 | Frederick Augustus Griffiths - 1839 - 348 pages
...deficiency. 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... | |
 | Nathan Daboll - Arithmetic - 1841 - 250 pages
...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...dividend exceed those in the divisor. 2. If the places in the quotient be not so many as the rule requires, supply the defect by prefixing ciphers to the... | |
 | William Ruger - Arithmetic - 1841 - 268 pages
...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 there be not enough in the quotient, prefix ciphers to the left hand of rhe quotient^ to supply... | |
 | James H. Porter - Arithmetic - 1841 - 210 pages
...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 places of the quotient are not so many as the iule requires, supply the defect... | |
 | 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),... | |
 | Nathan Daboll - Arithmetic - 1842 - 268 pages
...4,250, &c. DIVISION OF DECIMALS. RULE. In the dividend, therefore divide as in whole numbers, and froipx the right hand of the quotient, point off so many places for decimals, as the decimal places in tl*e divi dend exceed those in the divisor. 2. If the places in the quotient be not so many as the... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Nathan Daboll - Arithmetic - 1843 - 248 pages
...places of the decimal parte of the divisor apd eeuBted together, rauat alwnjibe BE-CIMAI. FRACTION«. in the dividend, therefore divide as in whole numbers,...places for decimals, as the decimal places in the divj dead exceed those in the divisor. 2. If the places in the quotient be not so many as the rul«... | |
 | Nathan Daboll - Arithmetic - 1843 - 254 pages
...RULE. 1 . Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand in the quotient point off as many figures for decimals, as the decimal 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 ciphers. .... | |
 | Charles DAVIES (LL.D.) - Arithmetic - 1843 - 348 pages
...the following 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... | |
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... 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. 
