FRACTIONS - DECIMALS. 



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To divide decimals. 



Proceed as in common division, and point off to the right 

 in the quotient as many decimals as the decimal places in 

 the dividend exceed the decimal places in the divisor, as in 

 the following example : 



2.48] 129.952 [52.4 

 1240 



595 



496 



Useful decimals. 



