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... Divisor , how found , To divide a Fraction by a Whole Number ; two ways , To multiply a Fraction by a Whole Number ; two ways , a Whole Number by a Fraction , one Fraction by another , General Rule for the Multiplication of Fractions ...
... Divisor , how found , To divide a Fraction by a Whole Number ; two ways , To multiply a Fraction by a Whole Number ; two ways , a Whole Number by a Fraction , one Fraction by another , General Rule for the Multiplication of Fractions ...
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... divisor , and answers to one of the factors in multiplication . The result , or answer sought , is called the quotient , ( from the Latin word quoties , how many ? ) and answers to the other factor . SIGN . The sign for division is a ...
... divisor , and answers to one of the factors in multiplication . The result , or answer sought , is called the quotient , ( from the Latin word quoties , how many ? ) and answers to the other factor . SIGN . The sign for division is a ...
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... divisor . It is not evident how many times 4 is con- tained in so large a number as 856. This difficulty will be readily overcome , if we decompose this number , thus : 856800 + 40 +16 . Beginning with the hundreds , we readily perceive ...
... divisor . It is not evident how many times 4 is con- tained in so large a number as 856. This difficulty will be readily overcome , if we decompose this number , thus : 856800 + 40 +16 . Beginning with the hundreds , we readily perceive ...
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... divisor ( 4 ) is contained in 8 , ( hundreds , ) the left hand figure ; finding it to be 2 times , we write 2 ... divisor does not exceed 12 . RULE . From the illustration of this example , we derive this general rule for dividing , when ...
... divisor ( 4 ) is contained in 8 , ( hundreds , ) the left hand figure ; finding it to be 2 times , we write 2 ... divisor does not exceed 12 . RULE . From the illustration of this example , we derive this general rule for dividing , when ...
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... 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 , and there are ...
... 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 , and there are ...
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