 | Edward Brooks - Mental arithmetic - 1908 - 182 pages
...multiply by 3, divide by 6, add 16, subtract the number thought of, divide by 8, and the quotient is what? The process of finding how many times one number is contained in another is called division. The number to be divided is called the dividend; the number we divide by is called... | |
 | John Ogilvie - English language - 1908 - 488 pages
...the part separated; a portion; a separate body of men; disunion; difference; a distinguishing mark; the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another, the rule by which this is effected; part of a discourse. [Fr.— L. jffeMo.] Divisive, di-viz'iv,a.... | |
 | George E. Mercer, Mabel Bonsall - Arithmetic - 1909 - 168 pages
...many 4's in 28 ? In 44 ? In 48 ? In 80 ? In 88 ? 11. How many 6's in 36? In 48? In 66? In 120? In 240? Division is the process of finding how many times...or of finding one of the equal parts of a number. 8 mangos -i- 2 mangos, means " Find how many times 8 mangos contain 2 mangos." The result is 4. 8 mangos... | |
 | Lorenzo Dow Harvey - Arithmetic - 1909 - 412 pages
...distance between the ports, how can you find the rate the vessel sails per hour? Illustrate. DIVISION 31. Division is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another, or the process of separating a number into equal parts. The dividend is the number divided. The divisor... | |
 | Jacob William Albert Young, Lambert Lincoln Jackson - Arithmetic - 1909 - 282 pages
...4)168 9. 9)549 12. 6)486" 15. 7)567 18. 5)250 7. 5)205 10. 6)426 13. 4)808 16. 9)909 19. 10)200 31. The process of finding how many times one number is contained in another, or of separating a number into equal parts, is called division. 32. The number divided is called the dividend.... | |
 | George Augustus Walton, Stanley Harry Holmes - Arithmetic - 1909 - 316 pages
...the units' place above the line, and find that the number of gallons in 492 qt. is 123. Ans. 123 gal. The process of finding how many times one number is contained in another is called division. The process of separating a number into equal parts is also called division. This... | |
 | Wilbur Fisk Nichols - 1910 - 236 pages
...states, 7,773,970 head of cattle were sold one year for beef. Find the total value at $29 a head. 1. Division is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another, or it is the process of separating a number into equal parts. NOTE: At 3^ each, how many peaches can be... | |
 | Charles William Morey - Arithmetic - 1910 - 360 pages
...each envelope, and puts a 2-cent stamp on each envelope, how much does she pay for all ? DIVISION Oral Division is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another number, or of finding one of the equal parts of a number. The dividend is the number to be divided.... | |
 | Charles H. Gleason - Arithmetic - 1910 - 536 pages
...7. 1. Which number is the dividend? The divisor? The quotient ? The sign -r- is read " divided by." Division is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another. It is equivalent to the repeated subtraction of equal subtrahends, and is the opposite of multiplication... | |
 | School of Railway Signaling (Utica, N.Y.) - Railroads - 1910 - 444 pages
...6,202 ties are needed, how many ties will be needed for laying thirteen miles of track? DIVISION 70. The process of finding how many times one number is contained in another is called division. 71. The number to be divided is called the dividend. 72. The number by which we... | |
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DIVISION is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another, or of finding one of the equal parts of a number. 
