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MULTIPLICATION 41
OPERATION. Multiplicand 7 8 9 5 Multiplier 5 6 PROOF. 5 6 7 8 9 5 4 7 3 70 3 9 4 75 280 504 4 48 3 9 2 Product 4 4 2 1 2 0 Product 44 21 20
NOTE.---The common mode of proof in business is to divide the product by the multiplier, and if the work is right, the quotient will be like the multiplicand. This mode of proof anticipates the principles of division, and therefore cannot be employed without a previous know- ledge of that rule.
EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE.
Multiply 67895 By 36 78956 47 407370 203685 552692 315824 Ans. 2444220 3710932 Multiply By 89325 901 47896 2008 89325 803925 383168 95792 Ans. 80481825 96175168
7. What is the cost of 47 hogsheads of molasses at 13 dollars per hogshead?
Ans. 611 dollars.
