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... quotient ; it shews how often the divisor is contained in the dividend , that is , into how many equal parts the dividend is divided . The term Division comes from the Latin divido to divide , distribute , or part ; and quotient from ...
... quotient ; it shews how often the divisor is contained in the dividend , that is , into how many equal parts the dividend is divided . The term Division comes from the Latin divido to divide , distribute , or part ; and quotient from ...
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... quotient , or number denoting how many times , he- low the number divided . IV . If there be any remainder ( it will be less than the divi- sor , ) carry as many tens to the next figure as there are ones in the remainder . V. Divide the ...
... quotient , or number denoting how many times , he- low the number divided . IV . If there be any remainder ( it will be less than the divi- sor , ) carry as many tens to the next figure as there are ones in the remainder . V. Divide the ...
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Charles Butler. Method of Proof . Multiply the quotient by the divisor , and to the right hand figure of the product add the remainder ; the result will be like the dividend , if the work is right . 1. Divide 351731 by 2 . Quotient Proof ...
Charles Butler. Method of Proof . Multiply the quotient by the divisor , and to the right hand figure of the product add the remainder ; the result will be like the dividend , if the work is right . 1. Divide 351731 by 2 . Quotient Proof ...
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... quotient by a third , and so on till you have divided successively by all the component parts ; the last quotient is the answer * . To estimate the remainder when the divisor consists of two com- ponent parts . RULE . Multiply the first ...
... quotient by a third , and so on till you have divided successively by all the component parts ; the last quotient is the answer * . To estimate the remainder when the divisor consists of two com- ponent parts . RULE . Multiply the first ...
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... Quotient 679133T 933 Explanation . The divisors being all alike , the operation can- not be varied . To get the ... Quotient 21114 , 31. Divide 801234 by 28 , or 4 × 7 and 7 × 4. Quotient 28615 1-3 . 32. Divide 814776 by 66 , or 6 × 11 ...
... Quotient 679133T 933 Explanation . The divisors being all alike , the operation can- not be varied . To get the ... Quotient 21114 , 31. Divide 801234 by 28 , or 4 × 7 and 7 × 4. Quotient 28615 1-3 . 32. Divide 814776 by 66 , or 6 × 11 ...
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Page xxvi - Just so it is in the mind ; would you have a man reason well, you must use him to it betimes, exercise his mind in observing the connection of ideas and following them in train. Nothing does this better than mathematics, which therefore I think should be taught all those who have the time and opportunity, not so much to' make them mathematicians as to make them reasonable creatures...
Page 64 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 114 - Then multiply the second and third terms together, and divide the product by the first term: the quotient will be the fourth term, or answer.
Page 466 - What number is that, which, being divided by the product of its digits, the quotient is 3 ; and if 18 be added to it, the digits will be inverted ? Ans.
Page 62 - Square Measure 144 square inches = 1 square, foot 9 square feet = 1...
Page 122 - State and reduce the terms as in the Rule of Three Direct. 2. Multiply the first and second terms together, and divide the product by the third ; the quotient will be the answer in the same denomination as the middle term was reduced into.
Page 252 - ... and to the remainder bring down the next period for a dividend. 3. Place the double of the root already found, on the left hand of the dividend for a divisor. 4. Seek how often the divisor is contained...
Page 450 - A hare is 50 leaps before a greyhound, and takes 4 leaps to- the greyhound's 3, but 2 of the greyhound's leaps are as much as 3 of the hare's ; how many leaps must the greyhound take to catch the hare ? Ans. 300.
Page 307 - Multiply the whole number by the numerator of the fraction, and divide the product by the denominator ; or divide the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and multiply the quotient by the numerator.
Page 238 - ... 2. Multiply each term in the multiplicand, beginning at the lowest, by the feet in the multiplier, and write...