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...are divided by 2), 9-4-3 = 3. If, therefore, the divisor contains decimal places, we may remove the decimal point from the divisor, provided we carry...right as there are decimal places in the divisor. Divide 78.528 by 0.8. Here the decimal point is removed from OPERATION. the divisor, and the decimal...

...as there are ciphers in the divisor. To divide by .1, .01, .001, etc., it is necessary only to move the decimal point in the dividend as many places to...right as there are decimal places in the divisor. To divide by the product of two or more divisors gives the same result as to divide first by one divisor,...

...5.063)55.38922 70.8). 48852 296. To divide when the divisor is a decimal, move the decimal point of the dividend as many places to the right as there are decimal places in the divisor (annexing ciphers to the dividend, if necessary, for this purpose), and then divide as by a whole number....

...further than six decimal places. 5O7. Rule for l»i\ isioii of Decimals. — Eemove the decimal point of the dividend as many places to the right as there are decimal places in the divisor (annexing ciphers to the dividend, if necessary) and then divide as if the divisor were an integer....

...Division. The decimal point may be suppressed in any divisor, if the point in the dividend be moved as many places to the right as there are decimal places in the divisor. And if the first quotient figure be written over the right-hand figure of the first partial dividend,...

...reached. If the divisor contains decimal places, remove the decimal point from the divisor, and move the decimal point in the dividend as many places to...right as there are decimal places in the divisor, before dividing. MULTIPLES AND MEASURES. Principle 1. The greatest common measure of two or more numbers...

...there are decimal places in the multiplier. To divide by 0.1, 0.01, 0.001, etc., move the decimal point as many places to the right as there are decimal places in the divisor. Find the value of 1. 8.7 X 10. 2. 0.0069x10. 3. 95.6 X 100. 4. 0.0453 X 100. 5. 4.069x1000. 6. 0.00094x10000....

...divided, by the same number, it follows that, If the divisor contains decimal places, we may remove the decimal point from the divisor, provided we carry...places to the right as there are decimal places in the divism: If the divisor is a whole number and ends in zeros, the zeros may be cut off, provided the...

...not an integer, it may always be made so by moving the decimal points of both dividend and divisor as many places to the right as there are decimal places in the divisor. 1. Divide .0275918 by .7261. 7261)275.918 In tnis case 1 we move th e decimal points (.038, Ans. 217...