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A Method of Long Division for Small Divisors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 November 2016

A. A. Fletcher-Jones
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Extract

The method is best introduced by a simple example.

To work outas a recurring decimal.

Instead of long division by 19, proceed as follows

[Explanation. Divide 2 into 1·0 and write the quotient 5 one decimal place further on than usual.

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Research Article
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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 20 , Issue 241 , December 1936 , pp. 331 - 332
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Copyright © Mathematical Association 1936

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