 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - 1859 - 352 páginas
...exact when the quotient is carried to 4 decimal places, unless great accuracy is required. 5. To divide by 10, 100, 1000, &c., remove the decimal point as many places to the left as there are ciphers on the right hand of the divisor. EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE. 2. Divide .675 by .15. Am. 4.5. 3. Divide... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - 1860 - 324 páginas
...of the dividend; to indicate in any case that the division does not terminate, the sign plus (-J-) can be used. NOTE 3. — When a decimal number is...number, prefix ciphers. Thus 1.25 -~ 10 = .125 ; and 1.7 -™ 100 = .017. Proof. — The proof is the same as in division of simple numbers, EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE,... | |
 | Dana Pond Colburn - 1860 - 388 páginas
...writing the given multiplier. (c.) To express the quotient of a number divided by any power of 10, remove the decimal point as many places to the left as there are zeros used in writing the given divisor. (d.) When, by such change, any places between the number and... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - 1861 - 338 páginas
...NOTE 8. — When a decimal number is to he divided by 10, 100, 1000, &c., remove the decimal [wint as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor, and if there be uot figures enough in the number, prefix ciphers. Thus 1.25 -:- 10 = .125 ; and 1.7 -r- 100 = .017.... | |
 | Emerson Elbridge White - 1861 - 348 páginas
...by .08. 20. Divide 16| by .033 i. CONTRACTIONS. ART. 51. 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. Note. — If there are not figures enough in the number, prefix ciphers. Examples. 1. Divide 6.25 by... | |
 | Charles Davies - 1861 - 496 páginas
...decimal ten times; two places, 100 times, &c. ; 47.9256 therefore, to divide by 10, 100, 1000, &c., we remove the decimal point as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor. Rule. — Remove the decimal point as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor.... | |
 | Charles Davies - 1863 - 346 páginas
...3. When any decimal number is to be divided by 10, 100, 1000, &c., the division is made by removing the decimal point as many places to the left as there are O's in the divisor; and if there be not so many figures on the left of the decimal point, the deficiency... | |
 | Charles Davies - 1865 - 468 páginas
...decimal ten times; two places, 100 times, &c. ; 47.9256 therefore, to divide by 10, 100, 1000, &c., we remove the decimal point as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor. Rule. — Remove the decimal point as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor.... | |
 | John Fair Stoddard - 1868 - 356 páginas
...Divide 187.122^1 by lif. Ans. 123.107. 186. To divide a decimal tnj 1O, 1OO, 1OOO, etc. Rule. — Hemove the decimal point as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor, (4:1, 3). 1. 432.68-r-lO. Ans. 43.268; 2. 2.428-r-lOOO. Ans. .002428. 3. 1.47-^1000. Ans. .00147. 4... | |
 | William Harris Johnston - 1865 - 478 páginas
...and management of decimals generally. To divide a decimal by 10, ICO, 1000, AC. — RULE. — Move the decimal point as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor. Examplei 21664-327 divided by 10, 100, 1000, 10000, and 100000, respectively» become! 2156-4327 2i5-64327... | |
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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. 
