Monday, July 2, 2012

Devices for Checking the Four Fundamental Operations

Business Math is not only all about businesses tips and information but also learning the basics of math, the fundamental operations, for example. So here are the ways to know whether you solve simple math operations right.


Addition
Add the column from top to bottom. Write the answer. Check by adding the column from bottom to top.


Subtraction
Add the answer or remainder to the subtrahend. The result should equal the minuend.


Operation:                                     Check:
     86   minuend                                     68   remainder
-   18   subtrahend                             +  18   subtrahend
    68    remainder                                  86   minuend


Multiplication
Multiply the multiplicand by the multiplier. Then make the multiplicand the multiplier and the multiplier the multiplicand, and multiply.


Operation:                                     Check:
     85   multiplicand                               15   multiplicand
x   15   multiplier                                x  85   multiplier
    425                                                   75
    85                                                 120   
  1275   product                                1275   product


A second check is to divide the product by the multiplier. The answer should be the multiplicand. Or divide the product by the multiplicand and the answer should be the multiplier.


Check:
                                        85  multiplicand
           multiplier    15 √  1275  product
                                        120   
                                             75
             
                                        15   multiplier        
          multiplicand   85√  1275  product
                                          85    
                                          425
                                          425


Division
Multiply the answer or quotient by the divisor. The product should equal the dividend.


Operation:

      
                                         416⅔  quotient        
                  divisor   18√  7500      dividend
                                         72    
                                            30
                                            18  
                                            120
                                            108
                                              12
                                              18   =  
Check:

                                          416 quotient        
                                            18    divisor
                                 3      36      
                                           12
                                       3328
                                       416    
                                       7500    dividend




(Author's Note: It's hard to type math equations/ operations here since I don't just copy paste it. But it's worth it so that people will have learning and know this.)





The devices and examples are from Webster Illustrated Contemporary Dictionary © All rights reserved.

Checked by: Prof. Crisencio M. Paner, our Business Math profes...





2 comments:

  1. thanks bianca! i learned a lotand it made me remember the saying "never forget the basic."

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  2. Oooh, reminds me the first time I learned about math during my primary school days. Hehe, thanks for this reminder!

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