 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 Seneca Sutton - Arithmetic - 1892 - 144 pages
...3270 .08720 To divide decimals by decimals : Divide as in whole numbers. Point off in the quotient as many decimal places as the number of decimal places...exceeds the number of decimal places in the divisor, prefixing noughts when necessary. 18. Divide the product of 10.90 and .32 by the product of 5.45 and... | |
 | William James Milne - Arithmetic - 1892 - 440 pages
...the number of decimal places in the quotient be found ? 182. PRINCIPLE. — The quotient will contain as many decimal places as the number of decimal places in the dividend exceeds those in the divisor. WRITTEN EXERCISES. 183. 1. Divide .00864 by .24. 9JA nnxfili' n^R EXPLANATION.... | |
 | John Williston Cook, Nebraska C. Cropsey - Arithmetic - 1893 - 316 pages
...= ? 10.4 -=-4 = ? 10.4 -f- 2.6 = ? The dividend is the product of the divisor by the quotient. The quotient contains as many decimal places as the number...decimal places in the dividend exceeds the number in the divisor. 20. Divide 16.048 by 3.4. Divide 9.5 by .25. 3.4 ) 16.048 ( 4.72 .25 ) 9.50 ( 38 136... | |
 | William James Milne - Arithmetic - 1893 - 252 pages
...100000 by 1000, which gives 100. Therefore, the quotient is ff$, or 3.64. Or, The quotient will contain as many decimal places as the number of decimal places in the dividend exceeds the number in the divisor. Art. 228. 230. Hence it is evident that : In dividing decimals, we divide as if the... | |
 | Edward Brooks - Arithmetic - 1893 - 228 pages
...following RULK.—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. NOTE 1.—When there are not as many decimal places in the dividend as in the divisor,... | |
 | George Edward Atwood - Arithmetic - 1894 - 396 pages
...DECIMALS. 120. RULE. — Divide as in whole numbers, and from the rijht of the quotient point off as man°/ decimal places as the number of decimal places in...exceeds the number of decimal places in the divisor. NOTE 1. Before beginning the division, always have as many decimal places in the dividend as there... | |
 | John Tilden Prince - Arithmetic - 1894 - 246 pages
...done in this way the pupils will see that they can point off as many decimal places in the quotient as the number of decimal places in the dividend exceeds the number of decimal places in the divisor. 48 Answers : 1 a .8002 ; b 32000 ; c 834400 ; d 3 ; e .9. 2 a 3000.375 ; b 1066.666+ ; o .0754+ ; d... | |
 | George Washington Hull - Arithmetic - 1894 - 204 pages
...ÄV = ÄV x -Vî4 = H, oí 2.5), the quotient 1|5 Of .625 divided by .25 is 25 tenths, or 2.5, and contains as many decimal places as the number of decimal places in the dividend exceeds the number of décimal places in the divisor. Hence, to divide decimals, divide as in whole numbers, and point off"... | |
 | Albert Newton Raub - Arithmetic - 1894 - 200 pages
...decimals : RULE. Divide as in simple numbers, and point off as many decimal places in the quotient as the number of decimal places in the dividend exceeds the number of those in the divisor. NOTE. — If the number of decimal places in the divisor exceeds the number in... | |
 | Edward Brooks - Arithmetic - 1895 - 430 pages
...dividend and three in the divisor, how many in the quotient? Principle. — The quotient will contain as many decimal places as the number of decimal places in the dividend exceeds those in the divisor. WRITTEN EXERCISES. 1. Divide 24.6168 by 4.68. SOLUTION 1ST. — Dividing as in... | |
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