The Teachers' Assistant, Or, A System of Practical Arithmetic: Wherein the Several Rules of that Useful Science are Illustrated by a Variety of Examples, a Large Proportion of which are in Federal Money : the Whole Designed to Abridge the Labour of Teachers, and to Facilitate the Instruction of Youth |
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... divisor . The number of times the dividend contains the divisor is called the quotient . If , on dividing a number , there be any overplus , it is called the remainder . The dividual is a partial dividend , or so many of the dividend ...
... divisor . The number of times the dividend contains the divisor is called the quotient . If , on dividing a number , there be any overplus , it is called the remainder . The dividual is a partial dividend , or so many of the dividend ...
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... divisor exceeds 12 , work by 5147 204342 Rem . 6 673021 4 RULE II . or LONG DIVISION . Take for the first dividual as few of the left hand fi- gures of the dividend as will contain the divisor , try how often they will contain it , and ...
... divisor exceeds 12 , work by 5147 204342 Rem . 6 673021 4 RULE II . or LONG DIVISION . Take for the first dividual as few of the left hand fi- gures of the dividend as will contain the divisor , try how often they will contain it , and ...
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... Divisor Dividend Quotient 320 ) 12864016081 ( 40200050 1280 640 640 1608 1600 Remainder 81 1. Divide 4633 by 41 Facit 113 2 . 2303 by 49 3 . 465 by 27 47 17 Rem . 6 4 . 40231 by 75 536 31 5 . 253622 by 422 601 1 6 . 13699840 by 342 ...
... Divisor Dividend Quotient 320 ) 12864016081 ( 40200050 1280 640 640 1608 1600 Remainder 81 1. Divide 4633 by 41 Facit 113 2 . 2303 by 49 3 . 465 by 27 47 17 Rem . 6 4 . 40231 by 75 536 31 5 . 253622 by 422 601 1 6 . 13699840 by 342 ...
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... divisor , and its quotient will be fourths ; which annex to the quotient of the sum . Proof : as in Simple Division . EXAMPLES . D. cts . D. cts , 25 ) 629 , 63 ( 25 , 18 D. cts . 2 ) 45 , 22 D. cts . 3 ) 63 , 18 50 22 61 21 061 " " 129 ...
... divisor , and its quotient will be fourths ; which annex to the quotient of the sum . Proof : as in Simple Division . EXAMPLES . D. cts . D. cts , 25 ) 629 , 63 ( 25 , 18 D. cts . 2 ) 45 , 22 D. cts . 3 ) 63 , 18 50 22 61 21 061 " " 129 ...
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... divisor , reduce it to the next lower denomination , and add it thereto ; then divide as before . PROOF . Multiply the quotient by the divisor , and the product will be equal to the dividend . EXAMPLES . £ S. d . 4 ) 10 7 4 £ s . d 26 6 ...
... divisor , reduce it to the next lower denomination , and add it thereto ; then divide as before . PROOF . Multiply the quotient by the divisor , and the product will be equal to the dividend . EXAMPLES . £ S. d . 4 ) 10 7 4 £ s . d 26 6 ...
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Page 145 - RULE. Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off as many places for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor.
Page 129 - Operations with Fractions A) To change a mixed number to an improper fraction, simply multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction and add the numerator.
Page 130 - RULE. Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators for a new denominator: then reduce the new fraction to its lowest terms.
Page 170 - Divide the difference of the extremes by the number of terms, less 1, and the quotient will be the common difference.
Page 161 - Bring down the first figure of the next period to the remainder for a new dividend, to which find a new divisor as before, and in like manner proceed till the whole be finished.
Page 72 - Set that term of the supposition which is ol the same name or kind with the term of demand, in the first place, set the other term of supposition in the second place, and the term of demand in the third place.
Page 167 - Suppose two numbers, and work with each agreeably to the tenor of the question, noting the errors of the results : multiply the errors of each operation into the supposed number of the other ; then, If the errors be alike, i.
Page 10 - Ans. 90. 5. A merchant bought of one person 50 barrels of flour for 300 dollars ; of another person, 75 barrels for 525 dollars ; and of another person, 125 barrels for 1000 dollars.
Page 169 - Multiply the number of terms, less 1, by the common difference, and to the product add the first term, the sum is the last term.