English: Methods of Division.— The advantage of the Austrian arrangement of the quotient lies in the indication it gives of the true value of each partial quotient. A modification of the method is shown in G; the fact that the partial product 08546 is followed by two blank spaces shows that the figure 2 represents a partial quotient 200. An alternative arrangement, and suited for more advanced work, is shown in H.
(Illustration from Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, 1911, article Arithmetic)
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