| Geography - 1867 - 964 pages
...DIVISION. 1. THE process of finding- bow many times one number is contained in another is called Division. The number to be divided is called the' Dividend. The number by which we divide is called the Divisor. The result — riz., the number of times which the Dividend contains... | |
| Samuel Webber - Mathematics - 1808 - 466 pages
...performs the work of many subtractions. The number, to be divided, is called the dividend. The number, to divide, is called the divisor. The number of times,...dividend contains the divisor, is called the quotient. * The reason of this method is obvious ; for any number, multiplied by the component parts of another... | |
| John Dougall - 1810 - 734 pages
...in. 175 136 150 25 150 DIVISION. DIVISION is an operation by which we discover how often one given number is contained in another. The number to be divided is called the Dividend, the number by which you divide is the Divisor, and that which expresses how often the Divisor is contained in the Dividend,... | |
| Arithmetic - 1811 - 210 pages
...the tea weigh without the chests ? Ans. 9 1 2 pounds. u DIVISION. By division we ascertain how often one number is contained in another. The number to be divided is called the dividend. The number to divide by is called the di-visor. The number of times the dividend contains the divisor is called... | |
| Michael Walsh - Arithmetic - 1816 - 288 pages
...DIVISION Teacheth to find how often one number is contained in another of the same name. The number given to be divided, is called the dividend. The number by which to divide, is called the divisor. 1 L¿ 3 4 5 5 7 1 S B 10 11 12 z 4 £ g 10 12 14 1 IG 18 20 22 24 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 |24 27 30 S3 36... | |
| Arithmetic - 1817 - 214 pages
...\thecbeeisl' Ans 912 pounds. DIVISION. ? By division we ascertam how often one number is ccutained in another. The number to be divided is called the dividend. The number to divide by is called the divisor. The rnmber of times the dividend contains the divisor is called... | |
| Stephen Pike - Arithmetic - 1824 - 212 pages
...would the tea weigh without the chests? Ans. 912 pounds. DIV1SION. By division we ascertain how often one number is contained in another. The number to be divided is called the dividend. The number to divide by is called the divisor. The number of times the dividend contains the divisor is called... | |
| Thomas Tucker Smiley - Arithmetic - 1825 - 224 pages
...There are four terms made use of to designate the different parts of the operation of dividing, viz. The number to be divided is called the dividend. The number by which it is divided is called the divisor. The number of times the divisor is contained in the dividend is... | |
| Zadock Thompson - Arithmetic - 1826 - 176 pages
...times. As in Multiplication, there are always two numbers given to find a third. The largest number, or number to be divided, is called the dividend. The number by which you divide, is called the divisor. The result of the operation, or number of times the divisor is contained... | |
| Michael Walsh - Arithmetic - 1828 - 318 pages
...210 SIMPLE DIVISION Teacheth to find how often one number 13 contained in another of the same. name. The number to be divided, is called the dividend....divide, is called the divisor. The number of times the divisor is contained in the dividend is called the quotient. The remainder, it' there be any, will... | |
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