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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY.
[FEBRUARY, 1891.
Example 3. Divide 708 by 96. Here the processes would be as follows: (a) 703, (6) 703, (m) 703, (d) 73, (@) 38, (f) 703
95 95 95 95 95
Answer :
Demonstration by the European method:
95) 703 (793
665 38 .
50
PART III. A METHOD OF CHECKING BURMESE MULTIPLICATION, In practice the Burmese do not oheck their multiplication, but it is capable of being checked on paper according to their system of ciphering, by shewing the processes as in the following tables, instead of in the manner givon in the above examples. The figures shewn in italics are those that are struck out in each stage of the process of multiplication,
Example 1. 391 x 55.
First Stage. Final result .................
16591 Result of 2nd multiplication ..................... 65 Multiplicand and Ist multiplication ............ 15391 Addition of 2nd multiplication ............ Multiplier ........
55
Second Stage. Third Stage. Final result ................................
21451
21505 Regult of 2nd multiplication .........
45 Result of lst multiplication .............. .....
210 Multiplicand.............
16591
21451 Addition of lst multiplication .............
45 Addition of 2nd multiplication .................. Multiplier .........
Example 2. 789 x 69.
First Stage. Final result .....
48389 Result of 2nd Multiplication ..........
83 Multiplicand and 1st multiplication ............ 42789 Addition of 2nd multiplication .... Multiplier ..........
............ .......
69
Third Stage. Final result ............
53829
54441 Result of 2nd multiplication ......
82
441 Result of 1st multiplication ............
531
436 Multiplicand ...........
48389
53829 Addition of 1st multiplication ..........
48
54 Addition of 2nd multiplication ............ Multiplier
55
