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| Examples: | Divide 1,497 by 2 | Divide 1,536 by 12 | 
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|             | The second step is to divide 1 (1,497) by 2 (the divisor) equals 5. Immediately cancel the first figure (1,497) ,and change it to 5 . The result now on abacus is 5,497 (fig 1). | |
| fig 1 |