| James Robinson (of Boston.) - 1847 - 304 pages
...is the divisor, and it indicates the part of the dividend required, viz., 1 fifth. The quotient, 4, is the number of times the divisor is contained in the dividend ; and it is also the number of units in 1 fifth of the dividend. What is 1 fifth of 32 ? 1 fifth of... | |
| Benjamin Greenleaf - 1849 - 336 pages
...answer. The dividend is the number to be divided. • The divisor is the number by which we divide. The quotient* is the number of times the divisor is contained in the dividend. When the dividend does not contain the divisor an exact number of times, the excess is called a remainder,... | |
| Benjamin Greenleaf - 1851 - 332 pages
...or answer. The dividend is the number to be divided. The divisor is the number by which we divide. The quotient* is the number of times the divisor is contained in the dividend. When the dividend does not contain the divisor an exact number of times, the excess is called a remainder,... | |
| Benjamin Greenleaf - 1854 - 342 pages
...or answer. The dividend is the number to be divided. The divisor is the number by which we divide. The quotient* is the number of times the divisor is contained in the dividend. When the dividend does not contain the divisor an exact number of times, the excess is called a remainder,... | |
| J L. Ellenberger - 1854 - 338 pages
...last remainder may be joined to the quotient, under this form : + remainder (or see § 92). 87. Since the quotient is the number of times the divisor is contained in the dividend, it follows that the quotient multiplied by the divisor must necessarily be equal to the dividend, minus... | |
| Dana Pond Colburn - 1855 - 396 pages
...of questions, the divisor and dividend are of the same denomination, and that the quotient expresses the number of times the divisor is contained in the...or the number of parts equal to the divisor which must be taken to produce the dividend ; while in the second class, the divisor expresses the number... | |
| Dana Pond Colburn - 1856 - 392 pages
...of questions, the divisor and dividend are of the same denomination, and that the quotient expresses the number of times the divisor is contained in the...or the number of parts equal to the divisor which must be taken to produce the dividend ; while in the second class, the divisor expresses the number... | |
| Benjamin Greenleaf - 1857 - 336 pages
...or answer. The dividend is the number to be divided. The divisor is the number by which we divide. The quotient is the number of times the divisor is contained in the dividend. NOTE. — Quotient is derived from the Latin word quoties, which signifies how often, or how many times.... | |
| Benjamin Greenleaf - 1858 - 456 pages
...number by which we divide. The quotient is the result, or number produced by the division, and denotes the number of times the divisor is contained in the dividend, or one of the equal parts into which the dividend is divided. When the dividend does not contain the divisor... | |
| Benjamin Greenleaf - 1858 - 458 pages
...number by which we divide. The quotient is the result, or number produced by the division, and denotes the number of times the divisor is contained in the dividend, or one of the equal parts into which the dividend is divided. When the dividend does not contain the divisor... | |
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