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... divi- 552-276 Divis . Divid.Quot . 2552 ( 276 4 2 15 552 dend and divisor as before , we first seek how many times 2 in 5 , and find it to be completely contained in it only 2 times . We therefore write 2 for the highest figure of the ...
... divi- 552-276 Divis . Divid.Quot . 2552 ( 276 4 2 15 552 dend and divisor as before , we first seek how many times 2 in 5 , and find it to be completely contained in it only 2 times . We therefore write 2 for the highest figure of the ...
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... divi- dend over the divisor , with a line between , and an expression of that kind is called a Vulgar Fraction . 104. 5. A certain cornfield contains 2638 hills of corn planted in rows , which are 56 hills long , how many rows are there ...
... divi- dend over the divisor , with a line between , and an expression of that kind is called a Vulgar Fraction . 104. 5. A certain cornfield contains 2638 hills of corn planted in rows , which are 56 hills long , how many rows are there ...
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... divi sor , and bring down the figures cut off from the dividend to the right of the remainder . 11 Divide 738064 by 2300. | 12. Divide 6095146 by 5600 . MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS . 1 If the minuend be 793 , 110 , 111 . CONTRACTIONS.
... divi sor , and bring down the figures cut off from the dividend to the right of the remainder . 11 Divide 738064 by 2300. | 12. Divide 6095146 by 5600 . MISCELLANEOUS QUESTIONS . 1 If the minuend be 793 , 110 , 111 . CONTRACTIONS.
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... divi- 84 Ans . dend , and only 2 in the divisor , there must be 2 places also in the quotient ; we therefore place a ci- pher at the left of the 2 in the quotient , between it and the separatrix , to make up the deficiency . We see by ...
... divi- 84 Ans . dend , and only 2 in the divisor , there must be 2 places also in the quotient ; we therefore place a ci- pher at the left of the 2 in the quotient , between it and the separatrix , to make up the deficiency . We see by ...
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... divi- dend , make them equal by annexing ciphers to the latter . 8. - Whenever there is a remainder after division , by annexing ciphers to it , one or more additional figures may be obtained in the quotient . ( 126 . ) QUESTIONS FOR ...
... divi- dend , make them equal by annexing ciphers to the latter . 8. - Whenever there is a remainder after division , by annexing ciphers to it , one or more additional figures may be obtained in the quotient . ( 126 . ) QUESTIONS FOR ...
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Page 82 - Multiply each payment by its term of credit, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments ; the quotient will be the average term of credit.
Page 89 - The greatest common divisor of two or more numbers, is the greatest number which will divide them without a remainder. Thus 6 is the greatest common divisor of 12, 18, 24, and 30.
Page 118 - PROBLEM II. The first term, the last term, and the number of terms given, to find the common difference. RULE. — Divide the difference of the extremes by the number of terms less 1 , and the quotient will be the common diffcrenct.
Page 111 - Subtract the square number from the left hand period, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a dividend. III. Double the root already found for a divisor ; seek how many times the divisor is contained in the dividend...
Page 94 - It will be seen that we multiply the denominator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor for the denominator of the quotient, and the numerator of the dividend by the denominator of the divisor for the numerator of the quotient.
Page 120 - Add together the most convenient indices to make an index less by 1 than the number expressing the place of the term sought. 3. Multiply the terms of the geometrical series together belonging to those indices, and make the product a dividend. 4. Raise...
Page 115 - Multiply the divisor, thus augmented, by the last figure of the root, and subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
Page 31 - RULE. Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off as many places for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor.
Page 2 - Los números cardinales 0: zero 1: one 2: two 3: three 4: four 5: five 6: six 7: seven 8: eight 9: nine 10: ten 11: eleven 12: twelve 13: thirteen 14: fourteen 15: fifteen 16: sixteen 17: seventeen 18: eighteen 19: nineteen 20: twenty...
Page 93 - Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denominator.