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Having the fingers on the keys, as shown above and explained under preceding cut, we strike them twice, because 2 stands in the next column in the register to the left of the column of keys on which the fingers are placed (see register fourth column preceding cut) but after striking the keys twice 3 appears (as shown by above cut) where the 2 was (preceding cut) so strike once more, making three times, because in division the keys must always be struck the number of times indicated by the figure showing in the next column to the left of the columns in which the keys are being struck.

After striking the keys three times, for the reasons specified, we have 3 as our first quotient figure and 43 as our first remainder, as shown above.