 | Ireland commissioners of nat. educ - 1865 - 184 σελίδες
...of 10 for a denominator to its corresponding decimal. RULE. — Write down the numerator, and move the decimal point as many places to the left as there are 0' in the denominator. EXAMPLE. — Reduce 4i^gl) to a decimal. = 4'0745 Ans. NOTE. — There are four... | |
 | James A. Christie - 1865 - 454 σελίδες
...Page 53PRINCIPLE VIII. Multiplying by any power of 10merely removes every Digit of the Multiplicand as many places to the left as there are Ciphers in the Multiplier. Page 55PRINCIPLE IX. The word " of" between Numbers has the same meaning as the sign of... | |
 | John Fair Stoddard - 1866 - 184 σελίδες
...decimal, or a mixed number o/ integers and decimals, can be divided by 10, 100, 1000, etc., by removing the decimal point as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor. Divide 13.41 by 10, by 100, by 1000 ; 476.9 by 100, by 10000; .17 by 10; .176 by 1000; 438.15-4-10=... | |
 | Thomas Percy Hudson - 1866 - 268 σελίδες
...X 1oo = f«& X 1oo = *g% = 34-567. Similarly, to divide a decimal by any power of 10, we must move the decimal point as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor. If there are more ciphers in the divisor than there are places in the decimal, we must prefix a sufficient... | |
 | Charles Davies - 1867 - 486 σελίδες
...10, 100, &c. ' 1. Divide 479.256 by 10. ANALYSIS. — Removing the decimal point one OPERATION. place to the left, diminishes the value of the 10)479.256 decimal ten times; two places, 100 times, &o. ; 47.9256 therefore, to divide by 10, 100, 1000, &c., we remove the decimal point as many places... | |
 | Charles Davies - 1868 - 518 σελίδες
...10, 100, Ac. 1. Divide 479.256 by 10. ANALYSIS. — Removing the decimal point one OPERATION. place to the left, diminishes the value of the 10)479.256...the left as there are ciphers in the divisor. Rule. — Semove the decimal point as many places to (te left as there are ciphers in the divisor. Examples.... | |
 | Joseph Ray - 1857 - 358 σελίδες
...millionths. Ans. 2500. 27. 1.5 -=-.7 Ans. 2. 142857+ ART. 184. To divide a Decimal 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 are not so many figures on the left of the point, supply the deficiency by prefixing... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - 1868 - 468 σελίδες
...denomination. Since the divisor is always 10, 100, 1000, &c., the operation is performed by removing the decimal point as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor, prefixing ciphers when necessary. EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 1. Reduce 2A 5 to myriares. 2. Reduce ,M 403... | |
 | Whitman Peck - 1868 - 304 σελίδες
...'• $0.25, " 10 " To divide US Money by 10, 100, <fcc., it is sufficient to remove the separating point as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor ; thus, *45-|-100=$0.45. Ex. 11. At 12>£ cents a pound, how many pounds of sugar can be bought for... | |
 | John Fair Stoddard - 1868 - 428 σελίδες
...To change a metric number from a unit of a lower to a unit of a higlter denomination* Rule. — Move the decimal point as many places to the left as there are O's following the 1 in the number expressing the units of the lower denomination that it takes to make... | |
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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. 
