 | John Homer French - Arithmetic - 1871 - 192 pages
...is to be divided. The Siffn of 3)ivision, made thus, -^, when placed between two numbers, signifies that the number before it is to be divided by the number after it. It is read, " divided by." Thus, 35 -i- 7 is read, " 35 divided by 7." 46. The dividend is 28, and... | |
 | James Stewart Eaton - Arithmetic - 1871 - 188 pages
...equals thirty, or six times five are thirty. 11. The sign of division, -=-, indicates that the numoer before it is to be divided by the number after it : thus, 8 -;- 2 = 4 ; that is, eight divided by two equals icur, or two in eight, four times. LESSON H. 1.... | |
 | Shelton Palmer Sanford - Arithmetic - 1872 - 404 pages
...The SIGN OP DIVISION is a short horizontal line with a dot above and a dot below, -jj it signifies that the number before it is to be divided by the number after it ; thus 12 -!- 4 denotes that 12 is to be divided by 4. Division is frequently indicated by a line, with the... | |
 | James Bates Thomson - Arithmetic - 1872 - 236 pages
...two dots (-r), called the Sign of division. S. When placed between two numbers what does it show ? It shows that the number before it is to be divided by the one after it. Thus, 21 -=- 3, shows that 21 is to be divided by 3, and is read "21 divided by 3." 0.... | |
 | Daniel W. Fish - Arithmetic - 1874 - 526 pages
...and must always be less than the divisor. 120. The Sign of Division is -=-. It is read divided by. It shows that the number before it is to be divided by the one after it ; thus 54 •i- 9 is read 54 divided by 9. 121. Division is also indicated by placing... | |
 | Stoddard A. Felter, Samuel Ashbel Farrand - Arithmetic - 1875 - 316 pages
...dividend left undivided. 56. The Sign of Division' is a short horizontal line between two dots; thus, -=-. It shows that the number before it is to be divided by the number after it ; thus, 20 -4- 4 means that 20 is to be divided by 4. 57. The Fractional Sign of Division consists in writing... | |
 | Emerson Elbridge White - Arithmetic - 1876 - 236 pages
...remainder. Art. 39. The Sign .of Division is -*-, and is read divided by. When placed between two numbers, it shows that the number before it is to be divided by the number after it. Thus: 16 -=- 4 = 4 is read l6 divided by 4 equals 4. Division is also expressed by writing the dividend above... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1876 - 344 pages
...The Sign of Division is a short horizontal line, with a dot above it and another below ; thus, -H. It shows that the number before it is to be divided by the number after it Thus 6 -i- 2 = 3 is read, 6 divided by 2 is equal to 3. Division is also indicated by writing the dividend... | |
 | Malcolm MacVicar - Arithmetic - 1876 - 412 pages
...154. The Sign of Division is -5-, and is read divided by. When placed between two numbers, it denotes that the number before it is to be divided by the number after it ; thus, 28 -=- 7 is read, 28 divided by 7. Division is also expressed by placing the dividend above the divisor,... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1877 - 212 pages
...divide. 68. The Sign of Division is a short horizontal line, mth a point above and one below, -=-. It shows that the number before it is to be divided by the number after it. Thus, 20ч-4=5, is read, 20 divided by 4 is equal to 5. Division is also expressed by writing the dividend... | |
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