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2. Fo divide à leller whole Number by a prear.
Ad as many Cyphers coche Diridend, 25 (21
leaB) chere are Places in the Divilor.
THuS, 3, 05) 22.0000 (6. 02
Here because chere are four Decimal Places in
the Dividend (by che annexed Cyphers,) and
buc cvo inche Divisor, there mult be cvoin
IAC CHOLKNE
3. Fo Diride à Whole Number by a Decimai
Fraction, annex (ac leas) as many Cypher
ro rhe Diridend as there are Places in che
Dirisor
EtuS, 365) 220000 (602
Tere there beins chree Places of Decimals in
he Divisor, and buc chrée in the Dividend.
chere can be none in che Ouorient.
4. P0 Diride a mixe by a whole Number.
2) 8,030 (. 36
Flere there beins no Decimals in the Divisor bur
chree in the Dividend, there must be chree
5. T0 Diride a mixe umber by a mixt Num-
15,. 8687 OC a 27, Or ot a Lound stett B, Oc.
. 8687 OF2 Day = = 201.
24 (50. 55
34748
17374
20. 8488
50. 9280
55. 6800
T0 sind ehe rale ot any Decumal ot a Poune
oF Fnetist Money, chere is this redus LulC I
Practice: suppose ir evere requird co find che
Valuc of. 8687oF a Pound; Doubleche ArAFi
Dure 8, and because 6 (chenexr Fipure) exccedss
add che excels wtich is r, 10 che former Double,
and vill make it 17, accoune chole For Shillines.
Then imaxinine chac r, by which 6 excecded 5 t0
De caken 25 10, and r0 stand betore rhe next Fipure
8; ic will make 18, From wvhich abare onc, and che
Remainer 17 is the Farchines, wrtich make 4d. r9
(0 chat che Decimal Wwa5 17 5. 4 d. T9.
AIIO. 3r9 oF a Pound =-65. 4d. 39
IEche Second Fieure be jult 5, add onc ro ctie
Shillings, and Accoune the chird Figure tor che
Farchinss; iE ic belels than 5, add nochins ro che
Shillines, buc Accoune ir as lo mans rens betore
chechird Fipure For Farrhines.
Division of Decimal Fractions.
General Rulc.
Whac is ihe Vatuc OE ehis Decimat. 8687, chac
6007 oF a Pound
(20 175. 4d. 29
1. 374C
1. 488
Work in alt Cales asMMon e Is; u
ouly obserre, char chere be just asmany Decima
Places, (and no more) in che Dirisor and Ouori
ene roperher, a5 chere vere in rhe Dividend.
22)8. orol. 365 22)8.070 1365 221 80, 30l 365
In Decimal Division, there are nine Cales, al
pertormed by che Ceneral Rule wich a ser Di.
rections; such a5 Followecti.
Wrhose Numver.
Toche Dividend add. C iphers ac Pleature, and
the Quorione will be all Decimat ParES, 2C
cordins ro che Number ot Cyphers added:
Chusit 22 ivere co be divided by 365.
363) 22. 0000 l. 602, 86.
1000
70
ii
11C
ex mixt Number.
in Che Guoriens.
t
Elere che Dividend havine cuo Places oF Deci
mals and che Dirilor onc, there must beone
in che Ouorient.
0. Fo. Divide a mixt LNUIMIBee by a Decimal
Lraction, 25 it 80. 50 evere ro be divided b,
Dividend, becaule it may have as many o
and ic wilt Rand
2. 2)80. 50(50.
365, here odd chrec Crphers 1080. 30 the
more Decimal Parrs chan are in che Dirilor.
1. Fo divide a whole Number by n Prearer
chus, 365)60.30000 (22 100
13 Cdc.
and because the Diridend harh sive Places ot
65). 8030 (. 22
Flere ris plain, the Ouorient must be. 22, be
cause chereare Four Decimals in che Diridend.
and bue cruo in che DivilOr.
Decimals, and ehe Divisor bur chrée, there
muse Be civo in the Duorient.
7. Fouride a Dechas a whole Number.
22).8030 (. 0365
Elere necds no Cyphers De annexed, becaule
che Dividend is (apparenes) bigper rhan che
Divilor, bur becaule che Dividend has tour
Places in ir, and che Divisor none; a Cypher
must be presixed in che Ouoriene ro supple
e, and 10 the crue Ouoriene Wwill bC, 0365
8. Todiride a Decimal by a mixt Number.
T0 divide one Decimal by anorher.
22). 8030 (5. 6,3
Flere ris plam by the Generat LIIC.
But Comerimes Cyphers must be added ro che
the Dividend
ChuS, 365), 220000 ,602
Where six Places oF Decimats BetB in TheL
vidend, and chree in the Dirisor, chree must
allo be in che Guorient.
Note, That When anv Number (either Decimal
Or MIXC) is given co be divided be an Vnire
wich Crphers annexed thereto (25 10, 100,
1000, (36.) it is only removins che Separa-
Dividend, as wtien ehe Dirisor is bigger than
erix in the Diridend, lo many Places farther
annex d
coracd che tete Fland, as chere ace Cyphest