 Place the divisor 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...  Higher Book - Page 86by William Seneca Sutton - 1896Full view - About this book
 | William Frothingham Bradbury - 1882 - 416 pages
...following Rule. Divide as in whole numbers, and point off as many figures for decimals in the quotient as the number of decimal places in the dividend exceeds the number in the divisor. NOTE 1. If there are not as many decimal places in the dividend as in the divisor,... | |
 | Samuel Mecutchen - Arithmetic - 1880 - 262 pages
...multiplier. DIVISION. Divide as in whole numbers, and point off as many decimal places in the quotient as the number of decimal places in the dividend exceeds the number in the divisor, but if there are not as many, supply the deficiency by prefixing ciphers. REDUCTION.... | |
 | Samuel Mecutchen - Arithmetic - 1880 - 288 pages
...multiplier. DIVISION. Divide as in whole numbers, and point off as many decimal places in the quotient as the number of decimal places in the dividend exceeds the number in the divisor, but if there are not as many, supply the deficiency by prefixing ciphers. REDUCTION.... | |
 | William James Milne - Arithmetic - 1882 - 224 pages
...how many decimal places will there be in the quotient? 210. PRINCIPLE. — The quotient iintt contain as many decimal places as the number of decimal places in the dividend exceeds those in the divisor. WRITTEN EXERCISES. « 211. 1. Divide .07245 by .23. PROCESS. ANALYSIS. — Since... | |
 | Arithmetic - 1882 - 526 pages
...dividend, when necessary, and divide as in integers. II. Point off as many decimal figures in the quotient as the number of decimal places in the dividend exceeds the number in the divisor. a. Count decimal ciphers annexed to form a partial dividend, as decimal places of the... | |
 | Emerson Elbridge White - Arithmetic - 1883 - 282 pages
...PRINCIPLES. — 1. The dividend contains as many decimal places as both divisor and quotient. 2. The quotient contains as many decimal places as the number...decimal places in the dividend exceeds the number in the divisor. 3. Each removal of the decimal point one place to the left divides a decimal by 10.... | |
 | Emerson Elbridge White - Arithmetic - 1883 - 290 pages
...by 100; by 1000; by 10000. 26. Divide 234.6 by 100; by 1000; by 100000. PRINCIPLES AND RULES. 2. The quotient contains as many decimal places as the number...decimal places in the dividend exceeds the number in the divisor. • 3. Each removal of the decimal point one place to the left divides a decimal by... | |
 | Emerson Elbridge White - Arithmetic - 1883 - 374 pages
...it contains as many decimal places as both divisor and quotient. Hence, 2. The quotient must contain as many decimal places as the number of decimal places in the dividend exceeds those in the divisor. ART. 125. 1. To divide one decimal by another: Rule. — Divide as in the division... | |
 | Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1883 - 348 pages
...tenths? Hundredths by tenths ? See Drill Table, page 269, 4O4. PRINCIPLE. — The quotient mus¿ contain as many decimal places as the number of decimal places in the dividend exceeds those in the divisor. The number of decimal places in the dividend must first be made equal to the... | |
 | Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1883 - 186 pages
...tenths? Hundredths by hundredths ? Hundredths by tenths ? STATEMENT. — The quotient must contain as many decimal places as the number of decimal places in the dividend is greater than the number of decimal places in the divisor. DRILL TABLE. 75. 1. Divide by 10, giving... | |
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