A LONG SUM.
A schoolmaster was asking some arithmetic questions. One question was: '-Mow many times ran Pi bo subtracted from 250:'" and the mas tor thought that the Pons would simply divide 250 hv Hi. Rut when examining the papers he came across one like this: 259 2."i<) 25(1 251) 259 in i<; )<; if; k; 23i 2".4 2.! I 2:!1 2.51 I can do this any number of times.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 109, 10 May 1941, Page 2 (Supplement)
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70A LONG SUM. Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 109, 10 May 1941, Page 2 (Supplement)
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