 | Whitman Peck - 1868 - 304 σελίδες
...as dividing by 100. SPECIAL RULE. — To divide decimals by 10, 100, &c., remove the decimal point as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor, prefixing ciphers if necessary. EXAMPLES. [Let the pupils write the following examples with the respective quotients,... | |
 | Joseph Ray - 1857 - 358 σελίδες
...ciphers in the multiplier. Thus, $2.50 = 250 cents; §2.50 5=2505 mills. In Dividing, move the point as many places to the left, as there are ciphers in the divisor. Thus, 275 cents = 82. 75; 4285 mills = $4.28 5 1. Reduce 17 cts. to mills. AM. 170 m. 2. Reduce 28... | |
 | Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - 1869 - 332 σελίδες
...1708}6§f. 64. When the divisor is 10, 100, 1000, etc., the quotient may be obtained, at once, by removing the decimal point in the dividend, as many places to the left as there are ciphers in th« divisor. For, since the value denoted by figures is multiplied by 10 by re moving the decimal... | |
 | Adolf Sonnenschein - 1870 - 276 σελίδες
...the nearest integer. § 5. DIvISION. CASE I. By a power of 10. (Cf. p. 107.) Shift the decimal point as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor, prefixing ciphers if necessary, and curtail the decimal thus obtained. ^4- 100 to 5 places. Ar-100= -38461... 4-100=... | |
 | Emerson Elbridge White - 1873 - 260 σελίδες
...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 in the divisor. REVIEW PROBLEMS. 1. Express decimally ^ of one hundredth. 2. Reduce y^^ to a decimal. 3. Change .0325... | |
 | Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - 1871 - 336 σελίδες
...1708iff£. 64. When the divisor is 10, 100, 1000, etc., the quotient may be obtained, at once, by removing the decimal point in the dividend, as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor. For, since the value denoted by figures is multiplied by 10 by re moving the decimal point one place... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - 1871 - 350 σελίδες
...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 -i- 10 = .125 ; and 1.7... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - 1872 - 234 σελίδες
...required by the second method, prefix ciphers. 2. To divide a decimal 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. 3. If there is a remainder after carrying the work as far as de. sired, the sign (+) is annexed to... | |
 | Joseph Ray - 1866 - 212 σελίδες
...ciphers in the multiplier. Thus; $12.50=1250 cents ; $2.255=2255 mills. 3. In dividing, move the point as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor. Thus ; 275 cents =$2.75 ; 4255 mills = $4.255. EXAMPLES FOE PEACTICE. 1. How many dollars in 145 cents?... | |
 | Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - 1872 - 220 σελίδες
...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... | |
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To divide by 10, 100, 1000, etc., it is necessary only to move the decimal point in the dividend as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor. 
