... taken,i.e.nhk. Divide it by n, then the remainder will be the number onthe domino selected by P0; divide the quotient by n, and the remainderwill be the number on the domino selected by P1; divide ... domino chosen by P; if the quotient were divided by 3the remainder would be the number of the domino chosen by Q; andthe final quotient would be the number of the domino chosen by R.I may add ... To multiply it by anynumber you like, say, a. (ii) To divide the product by any number,* Bachet, Probl`emes plaisans, Lyons, 1624, problem i, p. 53.† A similar rule was given by Bachet, problem...