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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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... divisor and dividend as in the margin , we first inquire how many times 4 is contained in 13 , ( the fewest figures at the left of the dividend that will contain the divisor , ) and find the quotient to be 3 , which we set at the right ...
... divisor and dividend as in the margin , we first inquire how many times 4 is contained in 13 , ( the fewest figures at the left of the dividend that will contain the divisor , ) and find the quotient to be 3 , which we set at the right ...
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... divisor , ) and set the quotient under the right - hand figure consid- ered in the dividend ; if anything remains ... Divisor , 8 ) 2 7 7 6 Dividend . Quotient , 347 Ex . 3. Divide 2781 by 8 . OPERATION . Divisor , 8 ) 2 781 Dividend ...
... divisor , ) and set the quotient under the right - hand figure consid- ered in the dividend ; if anything remains ... Divisor , 8 ) 2 7 7 6 Dividend . Quotient , 347 Ex . 3. Divide 2781 by 8 . OPERATION . Divisor , 8 ) 2 781 Dividend ...
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... divisor and set the result as the first figure of the quotient at the right of the 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 ...
... divisor and set the result as the first figure of the quotient at the right of the 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 ...
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... divisor is a composite number , the work may often be abridged by dividing first by one factor of the divisor , and the quotient thus obtained by another , and so on till all the factors have been used ; the last quotient is the ...
... divisor is a composite number , the work may often be abridged by dividing first by one factor of the divisor , and the quotient thus obtained by another , and so on till all the factors have been used ; the last quotient is the ...
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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.