 | Calvin Tracy - 1851 - 214 pages
...+, implying more. (See 4th sum.) § 90, — To divide a decimal by 10, 100, 1000, &c. RULE. Remove the decimal point as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor. 1. Divide 30515.50 by 100. Ans. 305.1550. 2. Divide 36.5 by 10. Ans. 3.65. 3. Divide 36.10 by 100.... | |
 | George Roberts Perkins - Arithmetic - 1851 - 356 pages
...66-66. Ans. 2221-7778. 6. Multiply 125-125 by 5-5. Ans. 688-1875. 53. A decimal number may be multiplied by 10, 100, 1000* &c., by removing the decimal point as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the multiplier ; and if there are not so many figures, make up the deficiency... | |
 | Daniel Leach - Arithmetic - 1851 - 280 pages
...on the left of the decimal, and 011 the right of the decimal point. 110. A decimal may be multiplied by 10, 100, 1000, &c., by removing the decimal point as many places towards the right. as there are ciphers in the multiplier. If there be not as many places, make the... | |
 | John Hunter - Arithmetic - 1852 - 184 pages
...as a divisor, the quotient may be represented by merely shifting the decimal point of the dividend as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor. Thus, * 860-=- 100 = 860-0 -r- 100 = 8'6; 45 -4- 1000 = 45-0 -4- 1000 = -045; 23-47 -h 10000 = -002347.... | |
 | Dana Pond Colburn - Arithmetic - 1852 - 228 pages
...writing the given multiplier. To express the quotient of a number divided by any power of 10, remove the decimal point as many places to the left as there are zeros used in writing the given divisor. When, by such change, any places between the number and point... | |
 | William Frederick Greenfield - 1853 - 228 pages
...to the left of the point, then (Cor. 1 Prop. 37) ciphers must be supplied. Hence the Rule : remove the decimal point as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the denominator, supplying ciphers if necessary. Prop 41. — To prove the Rule for Multiplication of Decimals.... | |
 | David Henry Cruttenden - Arithmetic - 1853 - 330 pages
...the remainders as if added to the dividend. If the divisor be 10 or 100, etc., simply removing the point as many places to the left, as there are ciphers in the divisor, completes the division. (See Case V., Remark.) 17. Divide .192816 by .312. Ans. .618. 18. Divide 1.28... | |
 | Daniel Leach - Arithmetic - 1853 - 622 pages
....244 multiplied by 10, 100, 1000, &c., is 2.44, 24.4, 244, 2440, &c. 111. A decimal may be divided by 10, 100, 1000, &c., by removing the decimal point as many places towards the left as there are ciphers in the divisor. If there be not as many, make the number equal... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1854 - 152 pages
...To DIVIDE by lO, 100, or 1 with any other number of nothings annexed, it is only necessary to remove the decimal point as many places to the left as there are nothings in the divisor; thus— 124-5 divided by 100, becomes 1-245. Exercises, 1. Divide 231-0 by... | |
 | George Roberts Perkins - Arithmetic - 1855 - 388 pages
...12-129324. Ans. 1742-721989. Ans. 2221-7778. Ans. 688-1875. S3, A decimal number may be multiplied ,by 10, 100, 1000, &c., by removing the decimal point as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the multiplier ; and if there are not so many figures, make up the deficiency... | |
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When a decimal number is to be divided by 10, 100, 1000, &c., remove the decimal point as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor, and if there be not figures enough in the number, prefix ciphers. 
