 | Zachariah Jess - 1810 - 222 σελίδες
...divisor, or will not contain it, annex ciphers to supply the defeft ; then divide ai in integers ; and point off in the quotient, as many decimal places as the decimal places of -the _dividend cxoeed those in the divisor, Or, Let the divisor be conceived to stand... | |
 | Charles Hutton - 1811 - 406 σελίδες
...product. 4. Multiply 325-701428 by -7218393, retaining only three decimals in the product. DIVISION OF DECIMALS. DIVIDE as in whole numbers; and point off in the quotient as many places for decimals, as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor*. - luu' * The... | |
 | Charles Hutton - 1812 - 620 σελίδες
...product. t 4. Multiply 325-701428 by -7218393, retaining only three decimals in the product. DIVISION OP DECIMALS. , DIVIDE as in whole numbers ; and point off in the quotient as many places for decimals, as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor*. • The reason... | |
 | Charles Hutton - 1816 - 610 σελίδες
...product. 4 Multiply 325-70 428 by -7218393, rctaiiiing only three decimals in the product. DIVISION OF DECIMALS. DIVIDE as in whole numbers ; and point off in the quotient as matiy places for decimals, as ;he decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor*. •... | |
 | Charles Hutton - 1822 - 616 σελίδες
...product. 4. Multiply 325-701428 by -7218393, retaining only three decimals in the product. DIVISION OF DECIMALS. DIVIDE as in whole numbers ; and point off in the quotient as many places for decimals, as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor.* » The reason... | |
 | Ira Wanzer - 1831 - 408 σελίδες
...always annex as many ciphers to the dividend as may be necessary to make it contain the divisor. Then divide as in whole numbers ; and point off in the quotient as many places for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed (in number) those in the divisor ;... | |
 | Silas Totten - 1836 - 360 σελίδες
...23467 x 10 = 234,67, 6,7234 x 100 = 672,34, and 5,71x1000 = 5710. DIVISION OF DECIMALS. RULE. (51.) Divide as in whole numbers, and point off, in the quotient, as many figures for decimals, as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor. The reason... | |
 | Frederick Augustus Griffiths - 1839 - 348 σελίδες
...so many figures in the product, prefix ciphers to supply the deficiency. Division of decimals. Rule. Divide as in whole numbers ; and point off in the quotient as many places for decimals, as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor. When the decimal... | |
 | Charles Haynes Haswell - 1844 - 298 σελίδες
...92.41035, and retain only five plnces of deet mala. .-J«,». 2508.92806. DIVISION OF DECIMALS. RULE. — Divide as in whole numbers, and point off in the quotient as many plncea for decimals as the decimal plnces in the dividend exceed those in the divisor ; but if there... | |
 | Rufus Putnam - 1849 - 402 σελίδες
...dividend, («III,) must together have as many decimal places as the dividend. GENERAL RULE FOR DIVISION OF DECIMALS. Divide as in whole numbers, and point off in the quotient as many places for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor. The dividend... | |
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... point off as many decimal places as the number of decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor, prefixing ciphers to the quotient, if necessary. 
