 | 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
...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
...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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | School board readers - 1872 - 328 σελίδες
...denominator be 10, or any power of 10, we can at once express it as a decimal by placing the point as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor. Sometimes the divisor will not terminate, but the same figures will be repeated over again. Decimals... | |
 | 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?... | |
 | Daniel O'Sullivan - 1872 - 382 σελίδες
...fraction into a simple number, we set down the numerator (by itself), and remove the decimal point as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the denominator. Thus, -3s=3-+10=-3; i§g=789-r-i00=7-89; t§io=67i ,000= -067 ; &c. XOTE. — The Fractional... | |
 | Emerson Elbridge White - 1870 - 348 σελίδες
...four or five 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. Reduce Tf-j to a decimal. 2. Reduce -j:sinr *oa decimal. 3. Change .325 to a common... | |
 | Henry Bartlett Maglathlin - 1873 - 362 σελίδες
...dollars, divide by 1000. Cents or mills may be reduced directly to dollars by placing the decimal point as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor (Art. 64). Examples. 4. In 691000 mills how many dollars ? Ans. $691. 5. In 162 cents how many dollars?... | |
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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. 
