 | John Hill - Arithmetic - 1764 - 424 pages
...again repeat it. A decimal fraction is fuch, whofe denominator is not exprefled, but undefftood,and is an unit with as many ciphers annexed as there are places in the numerator. So.^ wiirbe expreficd thus, .5 J and -f^v thus, .25 ; .and .-T&SS thus, .125; &c. And they have commonly... | |
 | James Thompson - Arithmetic - 1808 - 180 pages
...FRACTIONS. A Decimal Fraction is such, whose denominator is not expressed, but understood ; to be a unit with as many ciphers annexed as there are places in the numerator : hence 5 25 125 •JQ will be expressed .5, — expressed .25, and jjj-j^ expressed .125, &c. They... | |
 | Daniel Adams - Arithmetic - 1810 - 190 pages
...value. The denominator to a decimal fraction, although not expressed, is always understood, and is 1 with as many ciphers annexed as there are places in the numerator. Thus. '3766 is a decimal consisting of four places; consequently, 1 with four ciphers annexed (10000)... | |
 | George Fisher (accountant.) - 1811 - 302 pages
...artificially expressed, by setting down the Numerators, only, the Nominators being understood ; and are always an unit, with as many Ciphers annexed as there are places in the Numerator ; and therefore may be either 10, or some power of 10, as 100, 1,000, 10,000, or 100,000, &c. Decimal... | |
 | Arithmetic - 1811 - 210 pages
...••* . Ans. iscwt. DECIMAL FRACTIONS. A decimal fraction is a fraction whose denominator is 1 , with as many ciphers annexed as there are places in the numerator, and is usually expressed by writing the numerator only, with a point prefixed to it : thus -fa, Jff5T,... | |
 | Arithmetic - 1817 - 212 pages
...dollars ? Ans. 15 cwt, DECIMAL FRACTIONS. A decimal fraction is a fraction whose denominator is •1., with as many ciphers annexed as there are places in the numerator, and is usually expressed by writing the numerator only, with a point prefixed to it : thus j^, Jfo,... | |
 | Stephen Pike - Arithmetic - 1824 - 212 pages
...5T7ff dollars? Ans. 15cwt. DECIMAL FRACT1ON8. A decimal fraction is a fraction whose denominator (is 1, with as many ciphers annexed as there are places in the numerator, and is usually expressed by writing the numerator only, with a point prefixed to it: thus I TV) TTRT'... | |
 | Henry Jackson - Arithmetic - 1824 - 172 pages
...ascertained what the Denominator to a Decimal Fraction is. if it be not expressed ? A. It is always one, with as many ciphers annexed as there are places in the numerator. 5. Q. How do iQphers placed at the left hand of a Decimal Fraction affect its value ? A. They diminish... | |
 | Daniel Adams - Arithmetic - 1828 - 286 pages
...'27The denominator to a decimal fraction, although not ex. pressed, is always understood, and is 1 with as many ciphers annexed as there are places in the numerator. Thus, '3765 is a decimal consisting of four places ; consequently, 1 with four ciphers annexed (10000)... | |
 | Daniel Adams - Arithmetic - 1828 - 266 pages
...'685. The denominator to a decimal fraction, although not expressed, is always understood, and is 1 with as many ciphers annexed as there are places in the numerator. Thus, '3765 is a decimal consisting of four places ; consequently, 1 with four ciphers annexed (10000)... | |
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3765 is a decimal consisting of four places; consequently, 1 with four ciphers annexed ( 10000) is its proper denominator. Any decimal may be expressed in the form of a common fraction by writing under it its proper denominator. 
