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... be divided is called the dividend ; the number by which to divide , the divisor ; the result , the quotient ; if any- thing is left after dividing , the remainder . 50. The remainder is always of the same kind as 26 DIVISION .
... be divided is called the dividend ; the number by which to divide , the divisor ; the result , the quotient ; if any- thing is left after dividing , the remainder . 50. The remainder is always of the same kind as 26 DIVISION .
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... dividend is miles the remainder is miles ; if the dividend is dollars the remainder is dollars ; etc. Ex . 1. Divide 1384 by 4 . OPERATION . 4 ) 1384 ( 346 12 18 16 24 24 Having written the divisor and dividend as in the margin , we ...
... dividend is miles the remainder is miles ; if the dividend is dollars the remainder is dollars ; etc. Ex . 1. Divide 1384 by 4 . OPERATION . 4 ) 1384 ( 346 12 18 16 24 24 Having written the divisor and dividend as in the margin , we ...
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... dividend that will contain the divisor , ) and set the quotient under the right - hand figure consid- ered in the dividend ; if anything remains , prefix it MENTALLY to the next figure in the dividend and divide the number thus formed ...
... dividend that will contain the divisor , ) and set the quotient under the right - hand figure consid- ered in the dividend ; if anything remains , prefix it MENTALLY to the next figure in the dividend and divide the number thus formed ...
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... dividend . 3. Multiply the divisor by the quotient figure and set the product under that part of the dividend taken . 4. Subtract the product from the figures over it and to the remainder annex the next figure of the dividend for a new ...
... dividend . 3. Multiply the divisor by the quotient figure and set the product under that part of the dividend taken . 4. Subtract the product from the figures over it and to the remainder annex the next figure of the dividend for a new ...
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... Dividend . 2d Factor , 5 ) 2 6 5 1st Quotient . 53 True Quotient . 19. Divide 1551 by 33 . 20. Divide 31794 by 42 . 21. Divide 47936 by 56 . This operation is evidently correct , for one fifth of one seventh of any number is the same as ...
... Dividend . 2d Factor , 5 ) 2 6 5 1st Quotient . 53 True Quotient . 19. Divide 1551 by 33 . 20. Divide 31794 by 42 . 21. Divide 47936 by 56 . This operation is evidently correct , for one fifth of one seventh of any number is the same as ...
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2d Principal acres altitude amount angle annex annuity arithmetical arithmetical series base Bought breadth bushels cent ciphers circle circumference common difference compound interest cost cube root cubic debt decimal fraction decimal places diameter Divide dividend divisible dollars dominical letter equal equated example feet long figure frustum gain gallons given number greatest common measure Hence hundred inches insured interest of $1 least common multiple length lower denomination marked price miles minuend months multiplicand Multiply NOTE number of terms OPERATION oxen payable payment plane polygon pound present worth PROB proportion quotient radius ratio Reduce remainder repetend rods RULE RULE.-Divide RULE.-Multiply separatrix Sept side simple slant height sold solid sphere square root subtract subtrahend surface thick thousandths trial divisor triangle Troy weight units vulgar fraction weight whole number wide yards
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Page 26 - The number to be divided is called the dividend. The number by which we divide is called the divisor.
Page 76 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction, — RULE : Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, to the product add the numerator, and write the result over the denominator.
Page 43 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 80 - Therefore, multiplying both terms of a fraction by the same number does not alter its value.
Page 210 - The square root of a number is one of its two equal factors.
Page 223 - The square described on the hypothenuse of a rightangled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares described on the other two sides.
Page 141 - RULE. Divide the given interest by the interest of the principal, for the given time, at 1 per cent., and the quotient will be the rate.
Page 51 - The least common multiple of two or more numbers is the least number that is exactly divisible by each of them.
Page 33 - To divide by 10, 100, &c., we simply cut off as many figures from the right of the dividend as there are ciphers in the divisor.
Page 75 - To reduce an improper fraction to a whole or mixed number, — RULE : Divide the numerator by the denominator ; the quotient will be the whole or mixed number.