The Youth's Assistant in Theoretic and Practical Arithmetic: Designed for the Use of Schools in the United States |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 39
Page 2
... contains units of a * A comparison of the two methods of notation is exhibited in the following TABLE . 11 = 1 | 10 = X 100 = C 200 = CC 2 - II 20 = XX 3 = III 30 = XXX 300 = CCC | 1000 = M orCIO 1100 = MC 10000 or CCI 50000-000 1200 ...
... contains units of a * A comparison of the two methods of notation is exhibited in the following TABLE . 11 = 1 | 10 = X 100 = C 200 = CC 2 - II 20 = XX 3 = III 30 = XXX 300 = CCC | 1000 = M orCIO 1100 = MC 10000 or CCI 50000-000 1200 ...
Page 7
... contains 12 acres , ano- ther 23 acres , and the other 47 acres ; how many acres are there in the whole ? Ans . 82 . 7. A person killed an ox , the meat of which weighed 642 pounds , the hide 105 pounds , and the tallow 92 pounds ; what ...
... contains 12 acres , ano- ther 23 acres , and the other 47 acres ; how many acres are there in the whole ? Ans . 82 . 7. A person killed an ox , the meat of which weighed 642 pounds , the hide 105 pounds , and the tallow 92 pounds ; what ...
Page 8
... contains 6462 dollars , one 8224 dollars , and the other 5749 dollars ; how many dollars in the three bags ? Ans . 20435 dolls . 16. According to the cen- sus of the United States in 1820 , there were 3995053 free white males , 3866657 ...
... contains 6462 dollars , one 8224 dollars , and the other 5749 dollars ; how many dollars in the three bags ? Ans . 20435 dolls . 16. According to the cen- sus of the United States in 1820 , there were 3995053 free white males , 3866657 ...
Page 9
... contain three times as many hours as 1 day , or 3 times 24 hours ; we may there- fore write down 24 three times , and add them together , as at the left hand , or we may write 24 with 3 , the num- ber of times it is to be repeated ...
... contain three times as many hours as 1 day , or 3 times 24 hours ; we may there- fore write down 24 three times , and add them together , as at the left hand , or we may write 24 with 3 , the num- ber of times it is to be repeated ...
Page 13
... contains 228 rows , which are 99 hilis long ; bow many hills are there ? 22800 228 Ans . 22572 Annexing two ciphers to 228 , multiplies it 100 ; we then subtract 228 from this product , which leaves 99 times 223 ; and in general , 4 ...
... contains 228 rows , which are 99 hilis long ; bow many hills are there ? 22800 228 Ans . 22572 Annexing two ciphers to 228 , multiplies it 100 ; we then subtract 228 from this product , which leaves 99 times 223 ; and in general , 4 ...
Common terms and phrases
acc't acres Addition amount ANALYSIS answer bush bushels called cash in full ciphers circumference column common denominator common difference compound interest contains cost cube root cubic decimal denoted diameter divide dividend division dollars dolls DRY MEASURE equal expressed factors Federal Money feet long foot gain gallon given number given to find greatest common divisor Hence hundred hundredths inches last term least common multiple left hand leger lemons length man's share measure merator method miles minuend mixed number months multiplicand multiply number of terms payment pence pound present worth principal proportion quantity quarts QUESTIONS FOR PRACTICE quotient ratio Reduce remainder right hand rods RULE RULE.-Divide RULE.-Multiply shillings side Simon Pond simple square root subtract subtrahend supposed tens tenths tion Troy weight units velocity vulgar fraction weight whole number write
Popular passages
Page 76 - Multiply each payment by its term of credit, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments ; the quotient will be the average term of credit.
Page 109 - Multiply the divisor, thus augmented, by the last figure of the root, and subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
Page 97 - Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators together for a new denominator.
Page 74 - Is when the several shares of stock are continued in trade an equal term of time. RULE. As the whole stock is to the whole gain or loss : so is each man's particular stock, to his particular share of the gain or loss.
Page 105 - Subtract the square number from the left hand period, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a dividend. III. Double the root already found for a divisor ; seek how many times the divisor is contained in the dividend...
Page 67 - In any proportion, the product of the means is equal to the product of the extremes.
Page 68 - Then multiply the second and third terms together, and divide the product by the first term: the quotient will be the fourth term, or answer.
Page 120 - RULE. Multiply all the terms of the natural series of numbers, from 1 up to the given number, continually together, and the last product will be the answer required. ExAMPLEs.
Page 89 - Divide the greater number by the less, and that divisor by the remainder, and so on, always dividing the last divisor by the last remainder, till nothing remain.