 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Arithmetic - 1858 - 458 pages
...times as far. How far is Neptune from the Sun ? Ans. 2,850,000,000 miles. DIVISION. 66. Division is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another ; or the process of separating a number into a proposed number of equal parts. In division there are... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - 1859 - 208 pages
...and the other at the rate of 11 miles an hour, how many hours before they will meet ? 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... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1859 - 348 pages
...many times 9 in 36? in 63? in 81 ? 15. How many times 7 in 49 ? in 70 ? in 84 ? 72. Division is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another. 73. The Dividend is the number to be divided. 74. The Divisor is the number to divide by. 75. The Quotient... | |
 | Benjamin Greenleaf - Mental arithmetic - 1860 - 164 pages
...tens 1 ton time, and 3 tens remainder ; 6 in S tens, or 30, 5 times ; answer, 15. * DIVISION is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another, or the process of separating a number into any proposed number of equal parts. The number to be divided... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1860 - 444 pages
...pieces ; what was the total value of this gold coin ? Ans. $29,507,732. DIVISION. 1O3. Division is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another. The Dividend is the number to he divided. The Divisor is the number to divide by. lOS. The Quotient... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - Arithmetic - 1860 - 190 pages
...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
...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
...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
...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
...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... | |
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The dividend is the number to be divided. The divisor is the number by which we divide. 
