 | John Thomas Hope - 1790 - 430 pages
...contained once in the left. CASE L When the divifor, and dividend are both finite decimals. RULE. Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off for decimals fo many places as the decimal places in the dividend exceed thofe in the divifor, and... | |
 | Michael Walsh - 1801 - 268 pages
...23 per yard 55 89 21. 197 feet clear boards 2 per foot 3 94 ' f DIVISION OF DECIMALS. RULE. Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off as many places for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed thofe of the divilbr. If the... | |
 | Nicolas Pike - 1802 - 350 pages
...divifor and> quotient counted together, muit always be equal to thofe in the dividend, therefore divide as in whole numbers, and, from the right hand of the quotient, point off fo many places for decimals, as the decimal places in the dividend exceed thofe in the divifor. 2.... | |
 | Nicolas Pike - 1807 - 370 pages
...divifor and quotient counted together, muft always be equal to thofe in the dividend ; therefore divide as in whole numbers, and, from the right hand of the quotient, point off fo many places for decimals, as the decimal places in the divideod exceed thofe in the divifor. 2.... | |
 | James Noyes - 1808 - 168 pages
...and «quotient counted together, must always be e^ual t« those in the dividend ; therefore, divide as in whole numbers? and from the right hand of the. quotient point off so many figures, for decimal parts, -as the places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor. 2. But if the places in... | |
 | Nicolas Pike - 1808 - 470 pages
...divisor and quotient counted together, must always be equal to those in the dividend, therefore divide as in whole numbers, and, from the right hand of the quotient, point off so many places for decimals, as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor. 2. If the places... | |
 | James Thompson - 1808 - 176 pages
...Ib. of sugar come to at 4/. 12«. per cwt > Ans. 59/. 4*. 6d. DIVISION OF DECIMALS. AULE — Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient, point ofFas many places for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor. If... | |
 | Daniel Adams - 1810 - 190 pages
...remarks are sufficient to establish the following RULE. In the division of decimal fractions, divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off' as many figure• for decimals as the decimal figures in the dividend exceed those in the divisor,... | |
 | Daniel Adams - 1812 - 226 pages
...divifor and quotient counted together mud be always equal to thofe in die dividend, therefore divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient, point off fo many places for decimals, as the decimal places in the dividend exceed thofe in the divifor. " 2.... | |
 | Zachariah Jess - 1813 - 228 pages
...supply the defeft ; then divide as in integers ; and point off in the quotient, as many decimal places as the decimal places of the dividend exceed those in the divisor, Or, Let Division of Decimal's. Let the divieqr be conceived to stand under the cont; ing left hand... | |
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... many places for decimals, as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor. 
