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34 ARITHMETIC. 



EXAMPLES. 



I. Divide 31046835 by 56^:7X8. 

 7)31046835(4435262 S)4435262(554407 the quotknS, 



28 40 



28 40 



24 35 



21 32 



36 . 32 



35 ^^ 



18 62 * 



14 56 



43 6 -' 



42 



15 

 14 



2. Divide 



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The rule which is most commonly made use of is this : 

 Rule. Mukiply the last remainder by the preceding divisor, 

 or last but one, and to the product add the preceding remainder ; 

 multiply this sum by the next preceding divisor, and to the pro- 

 duct add the next preceding remainder ; and so on, till you have 

 gone through ail the divisors and remainders to the first. 



EXAMPLE. 



9)64865 divided by 144. i the last remainder. 



' Mult. 4 the preceding divisor. 



4)7207 2 



4 



4)1801 3 Add 3 the second remainder. 



450 I 7 



Mult. 9 the first divisor. 



Add 2 the first remainder. 

 Ans. 450 &' 65 To 



