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... dividend , and answers to the product in multiplication . The number given to divide by is called the divisor , and answers to one of the factors in multiplication . The result , or answer sought , is called the quotient , ( from the ...
... dividend , and answers to the product in multiplication . The number given to divide by is called the divisor , and answers to one of the factors in multiplication . The result , or answer sought , is called the quotient , ( from the ...
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... dividend ; 4 is the number to divide by , and there- fore the divisor . It is not evident how many times 4 is con ... dividend , except as it is done in the mind , taking it by parts , in the following manner : Dividend . Divisor , 4 ...
... dividend ; 4 is the number to divide by , and there- fore the divisor . It is not evident how many times 4 is con ... dividend , except as it is done in the mind , taking it by parts , in the following manner : Dividend . Divisor , 4 ...
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... dividend , and , setting it direct- ly under the dividend , carry the remainder , if any , to the next figure as so many tens . II . Find how many times the divisor is contained in this dividend , and set it down as before , continuing ...
... dividend , and , setting it direct- ly under the dividend , carry the remainder , if any , to the next figure as so many tens . II . Find how many times the divisor is contained in this dividend , and set it down as before , continuing ...
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... Dividend . Divisor , 5 ) 13,462,725 Quotient , 2,692,545 PROOF . Quotient . 2,692,545 5 divisor . 13,462,725 In thi example , as we cannot have 5 in the first figure , ( 1 , ) we take two figures , and say , 5 in 13 will go 2 times ...
... Dividend . Divisor , 5 ) 13,462,725 Quotient , 2,692,545 PROOF . Quotient . 2,692,545 5 divisor . 13,462,725 In thi example , as we cannot have 5 in the first figure , ( 1 , ) we take two figures , and say , 5 in 13 will go 2 times ...
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... dividend , is , in fractions , call- ed the numerator , and the lower number , or divisor , is called the denominator . Note .. A number like 174 , composed of integers ( 17 ) and a fraction , ( , ) is called a mixed number . In the ...
... dividend , is , in fractions , call- ed the numerator , and the lower number , or divisor , is called the denominator . Note .. A number like 174 , composed of integers ( 17 ) and a fraction , ( , ) is called a mixed number . In the ...
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Page 141 - 03, the same as beiore. IT 73. The foregoing examples and 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...
Page 219 - Multiply the divisor, thus augmented, by the last figure of the root, and subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
Page 107 - Divide the greater number by the less, and that divisor by the remainder, and so on, always dividing the last divisor by the last remainder, till nothing remain.
Page 223 - Hence, to find the common difference, — Divide the difference of the extremes by the number of terms, less 1, and the quotient will be the common difference.
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Page 222 - There are five things in arithmetical progression, any three of which being given, the other two may be found : — 1st. The first term. ' 2d. The last term. 3d. The number of terms. 4th. The common difference. 5th. The sum of al!