 | Charles Davies - 1863 - 346 σελίδες
...to be multiplied by 10, 100, 1000, &c., the multiplication may be made by removing the decimal point as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the multiplier ; and 'if there be not so many figures on the right of the decimal point, supply the deficiency by... | |
 | Charles Davies - 1865 - 468 σελίδες
...to the ~ ' " right as there are ciphers in the multiplier: hence, Rule. — Remove the decimal point as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the multiplier ; annexing ciphers, if necessary. Examples. 1. Multiply 479.64 by 10 ; also, by 100. 2. Multiply 69.4729... | |
 | James A. Christie - 1865 - 454 σελίδες
...the Multiplicand contain Decimals, it is multiplied by any power of 10' by removing the Decimal Point as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the Multiplier. For, removing the Decimal Point to the right, of course, removes every digit to the left, because places... | |
 | John Fair Stoddard - 1868 - 356 σελίδες
....0000012125. 184. Xo multiply a decimal Iry Id, 1OO, 1OOO, etc. Rule. — Remove the decimal point as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the multiplier. (41, 3.) 1. 49.6783 x 10= ? Ans. 496.783. 2. 1.07632 x 100= ? Ans. 107.632. 3. 41.26 x 10000= ? Ana.... | |
 | Emerson Elbridge White, Henry Beadman Bryant - 1865 - 344 σελίδες
...Divide .01 by 100. ART. 52. To multiply a decimal by 10, 100, 1000, etc., remove the decimal point as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the imdtiplier. Thus: 62.5x100 = 6250; 4.3 x 10=43. f $43.50' 150. 1.68 Multiply \ 456.30 bv 100. 1000.... | |
 | John Fair Stoddard - 1866 - 184 σελίδες
...number of integers and decimals, can be multiplied by 10, 100, 1000, etc., by removing the decimal point as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the multiplier. Annexing a Cipher on the right of a decimal expression does not alter its value, but multiplies both... | |
 | Thomas Percy Hudson - 1866 - 268 σελίδες
...preceding explanations, that to multiply a decimal 'by any power of 10, we need only move the decimal point as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the multiplier. For example : — -34567 X 1oo is 34-567. For -34567 X 1oo = f«& X 1oo = *g% = 34-567. Similarly,... | |
 | Whitman Peck - 1868 - 304 σελίδες
...Ans. $129.375 In multiplying US money by 10, 100, &c., it is sufficient to remove the separating point as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the multiplier ; as $4.50X100=$450. 16. At $1.25 a bushel, how much will 20 bushels of corn cost ? 17. At 62>^ cents... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - 1868 - 468 σελίδες
...the multiplier is always 10, 100, 1000, &c., the operation is performed by removing the decimal point as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the multiplier, annexing ciphers when necessary. EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 1. Reduce 3M32.58 to millimetres. 2. Reduce... | |
 | Joseph Ray - 1857 - 358 σελίδες
...work can be shortened by simply moving the point. ILLUSTRATIONS. — In Multiplying, move the point as many places to the right, as there are 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,... | |
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To multiply a decimal by 10, 100, 1000, &c., remove the decimal point as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the multiplier ; and if there be not places enough in the number, annex ciphers. 
