 | William Hawney - 1721 - 376 σελίδες
...given, annexa competent Number of Cyphers, and divide by the Number of fuch Parts that are contain'd in the greater Denomination, to which the Decimal is to be brought ; and the Quotient ii the Decimal ibught. Example i. Let 6 J. Le rcdiic'd to the Decimal of a Found.... | |
 | William Craighead - 1757 - 584 σελίδες
...denomination given, annex .cyphers at pleafure; divide by the number of fuch parts as are contain *d in the greater denomination to which the decimal is to be brought, and the quotient is the decimal required. Or (as was taught in that part of diviuon of whole numbers,... | |
 | William Hawney - 1775 - 372 σελίδες
...the lefler Denomination given, annex a competent Number of Cyphers, and divide by the Number of i'uch Parts that are contained in the greater Denomination, to which the Decimal is to be brought; and the Quotient is the. Decimal fought. Example I. Let Gd. be reduced to the Decimal of a Pound. To... | |
 | James Thompson - 1805 - 100 σελίδες
...Or — To the number of parts of the lefier denomination given, annex a competent number of cyphers, and divide by the number of fuch parts that are contained...denomination, to which the decimal is to be brought, and the quotient is the decimal fra&ion fought. EXAMPLE. Reduce 1/. 2 \ d. to the decimal fraction... | |
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... parts that are contained in the greater denomination, to which the decimal is to be brought ; and the quotient is the decimal sought. 