 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1860 - 190 pages
...and the other at the rate of 11 miles an hour, how many hours before they will meet ? 23. Division is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another; and the result is called the Quotient. The sign of division is written thus, +, and, placed between... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1861 - 338 pages
...11 in 22 ? In 55? In 77? In 88? In 110? In 132? ART. 46i The pupil will now perceive that DIVISION is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another. In division there are three principal terms: the Dividend the Divisor, and the Quotient, or answer.... | |
 | Stoddard A. Felter - Arithmetic - 1862 - 316 pages
...132 minutes? ANS. 132 times 17 rods, plus 417 rods. . SECTION VI. DIVISION. LESSON I. 48« Division is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another, or of separating one number into as many parts as there are units in another. 49. The Dividend is the... | |
 | James Stewart Eaton - 1862 - 320 pages
...$50 for books, and $100 for other expenses, how much will he save in 3 years ? DIVISION. 69. DIVISION is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another. The DIVIDEND is the number to be divided. The DIVISOR is the number by which to divide. The QUOTIENT... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1863 - 188 pages
...and the other at the rate of 11 miles an hour, how many hours before they will meet ? 23. Division is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another ; and the result is callea the Quotient. The sign of division is written thus, -7-, and, placed Jaetvveen... | |
 | James Stewart Eaton - Arithmetic - 1864 - 322 pages
...$50 for books, and $100 for other expenses, how much will he save in 3 years ? DIVISION. 69. DIVISION is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another. The DIVIDEND is the number to be divided. » The DIVISOR is the number by which to divide. The QUOTIENT... | |
 | Stoddard A. Felter - Arithmetic - 1864 - 430 pages
...compose and analyze ten problems similar to the model. \ SECTION VI. DIVISION LESSON I. 54. Division is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another, or of separating one number into as many equal parts as there are units in another. 55. The Dividend... | |
 | George Payn Quackenbos - Arithmetic - 1864 - 120 pages
...8, 9, 6 times. 7 times. 8 times. 9 times. DIVISION. LESSON LXXIV. What is Division ? Ans. Division is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another. What is the result called in Division ? How many times is one apple contained in one apple? In five... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1866 - 200 pages
...4000 dollars, and at another time 1875 dollars ; how much remained unpaid ? DIVISION. G-4. Division is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another. 6*5. The Quotient is the result obtained, and shows how many times the divisor is contained in the... | |
 | Thomas Percy Hudson - Arithmetic - 1866 - 268 pages
...2354 by 6789, by reversing the multiplier. ^6.) Also, in the same way, 23789 by 365. DIVISION. 10. THE process of finding how many times one number is contained in another is called Divis1on. The number to be divided is called the Dividend. The number by which we divide... | |
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The dividend is the number to be divided. The divisor is the number by which we divide. 
