other figures in its proper place: 2d, that it is useless to put down the right hand figures of the dividend so long as they fall over ciphers, because they do not begin to have any share in the making of the quotient until, by continuing the process, they cease to have ciphers under them: 3d, that the quotient is only a number written at length, instead of the usual way. For example, the first quotient is 200 + 20 + 6, or 226; the second is 20000 + 7000 + 60 + 9, or 27069. Strike out, therefore, all the ciphers and the numbers which come above them, except those in the first line, and put the quotient in one line; and the two examples of the last article will stand
| 18 ) | 4068 | (226 | 1342 ) | 36326599 | (27069 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 2684 | ||||
| 46 | 9486 | ||||
| 36 | 9394 | ||||
| 108 | 9259 | ||||
| 108 | 8052 | ||||
| 0 | 12079 | ||||
| 12078 | |||||
| 1 |
- Hence the following rule is deduced:
I. Write the divisor and dividend in one line, and place parentheses on each side of the dividend.
II. Take off from the left-hand of the dividend the least number of figures which make a number greater