 | James Stewart Eaton - Arithmetic - 1868 - 190 pages
...multiplied by five equals thirty, or six times five are thirty. 11. The sign of division, -4-, indicates that the number before it is to be divided by the number after it ; thus, 8 -r- 2 = 4 ; that is, eight divided by two equals four, or two in eight, four times. LESSON II. 1.... | |
 | John Homer French - Arithmetic - 1869 - 350 pages
...is impossible. 93. The Sign of ^Division, made Ihus -*-, 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, 175 -r- 25 is read " 175 divided by 25." NOTES. — 1. Division is... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1870 - 336 pages
....The Sign of Division is a short horizontal line, with a dot above it and another below ; thus, -T-. It shows that the number before it is to be divided by the number after it. Thus 6-5-2 = 3 is read, 6 divided by 2 is equal to 3. Division is also indicated by writing the dividend... | |
 | Emerson Elbridge White - Arithmetic - 1870 - 204 pages
...remainder. Art. 39. The Sign of Division is -H, 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 •44 = 4 is read 16 divided by 4 equals 4. Division is also expressed by writing the dividend... | |
 | James Stewart Eaton - Arithmetic - 1870 - 188 pages
...equals thirty, or six times five are thirty. 11. The sign of division, -H, indicates that the numoer before it is to be divided by the number after it ; thus, 8 -f- 2 = 4 ; that is, eight divided by two equals tour, or two in eight, four times. LESSON H. 1.... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1871 - 350 pages
...The Sign of Division is a short horizontal line, with a dot above it and another below ; thus, -:-. It shows that the number before it is to be divided by the number after it. Thus 6 -4- 2 = 3 is read, 6 divided by 2 is equal to 3. Division is also indicated by writing the dividend... | |
 | 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.... | |
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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. 
