 | Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1875 - 350 pages
...accuracy is required. 5. To divide by 10, 100, 1000, etc., remove the decimal point in the dividend as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor (113). Find the value of 9. 75 -f- .75. 10. .75 -r- 75. 11. 7.5 -H. 75. 12. 2.5 4- 12.5. 13. .56 —... | |
 | Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - Arithmetic - 1875 - 216 pages
...by 10, cutting off two figures divides it by 100, etc. The Decimal Point (Art. 24), by being removed as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor, may be used to denote where the cutting off is made, and the remainder will be the part on the right... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1876 - 344 pages
...( + ) can be used. NOTE 3. — 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. Thus 1.25 -j- 10 = .125 ; and 1.7... | |
 | Emerson Elbridge White - Arithmetic - 1876 - 236 pages
...carrying the division to three decimal places. 2. To divide a decimal by 10, 100, 1000, etc., Remove the decimal point as many places to the left as there are ciphers fii the divisor. REVIEW PROBLEMS. 1. Express decimally £ of one hundredth. 2. Reduce t^50 to a decimal.... | |
 | Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - Arithmetic - 1876 - 230 pages
...by 10, cutting off two figures divides it by 100, etc. The Decimal Paint (Art. 24), by being removed as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor, may be used to denote where the cutting off is made, and the remainder will be the part on the right... | |
 | Malcolm MacVicar - Arithmetic - 1876 - 412 pages
...4397 x 998. 470. PKOB. IV.— To divide by 1O, 1OO, 1OOO, etc. Move the decimal point in the dividend as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor, prefixing ciphers when necessary. Perform the division in the following : 1. 8736H-100. 4. 23.97—1000.... | |
 | Joseph Ray - Arithmetic - 1877 - 350 pages
...the RIGHT as there are ciphers in the multiplier. 2d. A number is reduced to a HIGHER denomination by removing the decimal point as many places to the LEFT as there are ciphers in the divisor. MEASURES OF LENGTH. 156. The Meter is the unit of length ; it is legal in the United States at 39.37... | |
 | William Guy Peck - Arithmetic - 1877 - 430 pages
...25. $71.1022 H- $9.43. NOTE.— To divide a decimal or a mixed decimal by 10, 100, 1000, &c., move the decimal point as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor, prefixing ciphers to the dividend if necessary. 26. What is the quotient of 77.56 by 10 ? Ans. 7.756.... | |
 | William James Milne - Arithmetic - 1877 - 418 pages
...by 10, and the removal of Hence, RULE.—To divide by 1 with any number of ciphers annexed, remove the decimal point as many places to the left as there are ciphers annexed. Divide: •17. 48.26 by 100. 18. 382.457 by 1000. 19. 13.8542 by 1000. Divide: 20. 4.897 by... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1877 - 212 pages
...to 4 decimal places, unless great accuracy is required. 5. To divide by 10, 100, 1000, etc.. remove the decimal point as many places to the left as there are ciphers on the right hand of the divisor. EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. (2) 6). 426 (3) (4) .05 ) 81.60 (5) .009).... | |
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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. 
