 | Benjamin Franklin Finkel - Mathematicians - 1894 - 908 pages
.../•""• many times; hence,by division the only thing that can be found is hmo many times. Tfuit is, how many times one number is contained in another of the same kind. It is thus seen that' quotient is always abstract. Consequently, the dividend and divisor must be like numbers;... | |
 | Daniel Adams - Arithmetic - 1848 - 310 pages
...12, This, as in the former example, is, Ans. 4 cents. Hence Division may be defined — I. The method of finding how many times one number is contained in another of the same kind. (Ex. 1.) Or, II. The method of dividing a number into a certain number of equal parts. (Ex. 2.) The... | |
 | Joseph Ray - Arithmetic - 1866 - 210 pages
...will it use in a month ? DIVISION OF COMPOUND NUMBEKS 81. Division of Compound Numbers is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another of different denominations. MODEL SOLUTION. EXAMPLE. — What is the quotient of 17 bu. 3 pk. 2 qt. divided... | |
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Division is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another of the same kind. The number to be divided is called the dividend. The number by which we divide is called the divisor. The number which shows how many times the divisor... 
