At 02:31 PM 1/13/02, john wrote: >At 06:18 PM 1/11/2002 -0600, Ronn! wrote: ><snipped> > >>Incidentally, does anyone remember which one is the "subtrahend" and the >>"minuend"? Or the "divisor" and the "dividend"? > >5 - 2 = 3 > >The 5 is the minuend, the 2 is the subtrahend, and the 3 is the difference.
I always got in when the teacher asked "And what's the difference?" 'cuz I said, "I agree. What's the difference?" <ba-DUMP!> -- Ronn! :) God bless America, Land that I love! Stand beside her, and guide her Thru the night with a light from above. From the mountains, to the prairies, To the oceans, white with foam� God bless America! My home, sweet home. -- Irving Berlin (1888-1989)
