fives of fives of fives and 1 five of fives over; and so on.
It is a useful exercise to multiply and divide numbers represented in other scales of notation than the common or decimal one. The rules are in all respects the same for all systems, the number carried being always the radix of the system. Thus, in the quinary system we carry fives instead of tens. I now give an example of multiplication and division:
| Quinary. | Decimal. | |
|---|---|---|
| 42143 | means | 2798 |
| 1234 | 194 | |
| 324232 | 11192 | |
| 232034 | 25182 | |
| 134341 | 2798 | |
| 42143 | ||
| 114332222 | 542812 |
| Duodecimal. | Decimal. |
|---|---|
| 4 t 9)76 t 4 e 08(16687 | 705)22610744(32071 |
| 4 t 9 | 1460 |
| 2814 | 5074 |
| 2546 | 1394 |
| 28 te | 689 |
| 2546 | |
| 3650 | |
| 3320 | |
| 3308 | |
| 2 t 33 | |
| 495 |
Another way of turning a