 | John Thomas Hope - 1790 - 430 σελίδες
...not contained once in the left. CASE L When the divifor, and dividend are both finite decimals. RULE. Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off for decimals fo many places as the decimal places in the dividend exceed thofe in the divifor, and... | |
 | Nicolas Pike - 1802 - 350 σελίδες
...the divifor and> quotient counted together, muit always be equal to thofe in the dividend, therefore divide as in whole numbers, and, from the right hand of the quotient, point off fo many places for decimals, as the decimal places in the dividend exceed thofe in the divifor. 2.... | |
 | Thomas Hodson - 1806 - 576 σελίδες
...DECIMALS. THIS rule is alfo performed as divifion of whole numbers, but from the quotient point off as many figures for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed thofe in the divifor. But if the places in the quotient be not fo many as fhould be pointed off for... | |
 | Nicolas Pike - 1807 - 370 σελίδες
...the divifor and quotient counted together, muft always be equal to thofe in the dividend ; therefore divide as in whole numbers, and, from the right hand of the quotient, point off fo many places for decimals, as the decimal places in the divideod exceed thofe in the divifor. 2.... | |
 | Daniel Adams - 1807 - 248 σελίδες
...the divisor and quotient counted together must be always equal to those in the dividend, therefore divide as in whole numbers, and, from the right hand of the quotk-nt, point off so many places ,-^ for decimals, as the'decimal places in tiie dividend exceed... | |
 | James Noyes - 1808 - 168 σελίδες
...divisor and «quotient counted together, must always be e^ual t« those in the dividend ; therefore, divide as in whole numbers? and from the right hand of the. quotient point off so many figures, for decimal parts, -as the places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor. 2. But if the places in... | |
 | Nicolas Pike - 1808 - 470 σελίδες
...the divisor and quotient counted together, must always be equal to those in the dividend, therefore divide as in whole numbers, and, from the right hand of the quotient, point off so many places for decimals, as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor. 2. If the places... | |
 | James Thompson - 1808 - 176 σελίδες
...qrs. 14 Ib. of sugar come to at 4/. 12«. per cwt > Ans. 59/. 4*. 6d. DIVISION OF DECIMALS. AULE — Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient, point ofFas many places for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor. If... | |
 | Daniel Adams - 1810 - 190 σελίδες
...examples and remarks are sufficient to establish the following RULE. In the division of decimal fractions, divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off' as many figure• for decimals as the decimal figures in the dividend exceed those in the divisor,... | |
 | Charles Hutton - 1811 - 406 σελίδες
...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 reason of this Rule is evident; for, since the divisor multiplied by the quotient gives... | |
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... from the right hand of the quotient, point off so many places for decimals, as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor. 
