Adams's New Arithmetic: Arithmetic, in which the Principles of Operating by Numbers are Analytically Explained and Synthetically Applied : for the Use of Schools and Academies in the United States |
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... quotient , ( from the Latin word quoties , how many ? ) and answers to the other factor . SIGN . The sign for division is a short horizontal line be- tween two dots , รท . It shows that the number before it is to be divided by the number ...
... quotient , ( from the Latin word quoties , how many ? ) and answers to the other factor . SIGN . The sign for division is a short horizontal line be- tween two dots , รท . It shows that the number before it is to be divided by the number ...
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... quotient , or the number of times 4 is contained in 856 . Ans . 214 yards . We may arrive to the same result without decomposing the dividend , except as it is done in the mind , taking it by parts , in the following manner : Dividend ...
... quotient , or the number of times 4 is contained in 856 . Ans . 214 yards . We may arrive to the same result without decomposing the dividend , except as it is done in the mind , taking it by parts , in the following manner : Dividend ...
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... quotient will be the other factor . EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE . 24. A man would divide 13,462,725 dollars among 5 men ; how many dollars would each receive ? D * OPERATION . Dividend . Divisor , 5 ) 13,462,725 Quotient T 16 . 41 DIVISION OF ...
... quotient will be the other factor . EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE . 24. A man would divide 13,462,725 dollars among 5 men ; how many dollars would each receive ? D * OPERATION . Dividend . Divisor , 5 ) 13,462,725 Quotient T 16 . 41 DIVISION OF ...
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... Quotient , 2,692,545 PROOF . Quotient . 2,692,545 5 divisor . 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 3 over , which , joined to 4 , the ...
... Quotient , 2,692,545 PROOF . Quotient . 2,692,545 5 divisor . 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 3 over , which , joined to 4 , the ...
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... quotient for the numerator of a fraction , under which write the divisor for its denominator . Proof of the last example . 176 5 86 In proving this example , we find it necessary to multiply our fraction by 5 ; but this is easily done ...
... quotient for the numerator of a fraction , under which write the divisor for its denominator . Proof of the last example . 176 5 86 In proving this example , we find it necessary to multiply our fraction by 5 ; but this is easily done ...
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