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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 Excerpt: ... multiplier? How may the product be obtained by addition? How may any number be multiplied by 10, 100, 1000, etc.? What is division? What is the result called? Which number is the dividend? Which is the divisor? What is the remainder? What is the distinction between long division and short division'! When may short division be used? Where is the quotient written in short division? Where is the quotient written in long division? How is each partial product, after the first, formed? How may any number be divided by 10, 100, 1000, etc.? What is meant by the factors of a number? When is a factor called a prime factor? What is a divisor of a number? What is a common divisor of two or more numbers? THE IDEA OF A FRACTION DEVELOPED. L If a melon be cut into two equal pieces, what part of the melon will one piece be? 2. How many halves in a melon? How many halves in any thing? 3. If a melon be cut into four equal pieces, what part of the melon will one piece be? Two pieces? Three pieces? Four pieces? 4. How many fourths in an apple? How many fourths in any thing? 5. Which is the greater, one half or one fourth of an apple? How many fourths equal one half? 6. If an apple be cut into three equal pieces, what part of the apple will one piece be? Two pieces? 7. How many thirds in an apple? How many thirds in any thing? 8. If a cake be cut into six equal pieces, what part of the cake will one piece be? Two pieces? Three pieces? Four pieces? Five pieces? 9. How many sixths in a cake? How many sixths in any thing? 10. Which is the greater, one third or one sixth of a cake? One fourth or one half? 11. One thing of any kind is a unit. How many halves in a unit? How many thirds? How many fourths? How many fifths? How many sixths? 12. What is meant by one third? Ans.--One thi...
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