 | Andrew Jackson Rickoff - Arithmetic - 1886 - 688 pages
...Addenda. 3L Signs. — The sign • — (minus) placed between two numbers indicates that the number on the right is to be taken from the one on the left ; as, 7 — 2=5, which is read, 7 minus 2 equals 5. Minus means less. 13. 13—7= 25—6= 57—8= 63—9=... | |
 | Andrew Jackson Rickoff - 1888 - 464 pages
...properly, Addenda. 31. Signs.—The sign — (minus) placed between two numbers indicates that the number on the right is to be taken from the one on the left; as, 7—2=5, which is read, 7 minus 2 equals 5. Minus means less. ORAL EXERCISES. IN TENS AND UNITS.... | |
 | Andrew Jackson Rickoff - Arithmetic - 1891 - 170 pages
...subtrahend. 3. SIGNS. — The sign — (minus) placed between two numbers indicates that the number on the right is to be taken from the one on the left; as, 7 — 2=5, which is read, 7 minus 2 equals 5. Minus means less. RULE. 1. Write the subtrahend under... | |
 | Frank J. Browne - 1903 - 232 pages
...of subtraction, —, is called minus. It means less, and when placed between two numbers, it shows that the one on the right is to be taken from the one on the left. Thus, 15—6=9 shows that 6 is taken from 15, which leaves 9 for a remainder. 1. From 869 take 327. SOLUTION.... | |
 | Joseph Ray - Arithmetic - 1903 - 366 pages
...( — ) is called minus, meaning less. When placed between two numbers, it denotes that the number on the right is to be taken from the one on the left. Thus, 8 — 5 = 3 means that 5 is to be taken from 8, and is read, 8 minus 5 equals 3. SUBTRACTION SUBTRACTION... | |
 | Stoddard A. Felter - Arithmetic - 1862 - 332 pages
...SUBTRACTION is a short horizontal line, thus. ( — ), and is called minus, signifying less. When it is placed between two numbers it denotes that the one...taken from the one on the left, thus » 6 — 4 = 2. Head 6 minus 4 equals 2, 36 SUBTRACTION TABLE. 1 from 1 leaves 0 1 from 2 leaves 1 1 from 3 leaves... | |
 | Daniel Barnard Hagar - Arithmetic - 1871 - 352 pages
...equal to the minuend, the difference is 0. 5ti. The Sign of Subtraction is — , and is called minus. When placed between two numbers it denotes that the one on the right is to be taken from that on the left. Thus, 13 — 5 is read, thirteen minus five, and means that five ia to be taken from... | |
 | Joseph Ray - Arithmetic - 1866 - 210 pages
...of Subtraction is — . It is called minus, which means less. Placed between two numbers, it shows that the one on the right is to be taken from the one on the left. Thus, "7 — 4=¡3, read, *7 minus 4 equals 3. NOTE. — The Minuend and Subtrahend must be like numbers... | |
 | Joseph Ray - Arithmetic - 1857 - 340 pages
...the operation is called Simple Subtraction. ART. 24. The Sign — , is called minus, meaning less. Placed between two numbers, it denotes that the one on the right is to be taken from that on the left. Thus, 8 — 5 = 3, shows that 5 is to be taken from 8; it is read, 8 minus 5 equals... | |
 | Edward Brooks - Mental arithmetic - 1873 - 188 pages
...divisor; the result of the division is called the quotient. The symbol -f- is the sign of division ; when placed between two numbers, it denotes that the one on the left is to be divided by the one on the right. 3 LESSON X. Larger Numbers. In the previous lessons,... | |
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The sign — , is called minus, a term signifying less. When placed between two numbers it denotes that the one on the right is to be taken from the one on the left. Thus, 6 — 4=2, denotes that 4 is to be taken from 6. 
