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... cost him ? Here we write down the numbers as before , and be- gin with the right hand column - 3 and 4 are 7 , and 6 are 13 ; but 13 are 1 ten and 3 units ; we therefore write the 3 under the column of units , and carry the 1 ten to the ...
... cost him ? Here we write down the numbers as before , and be- gin with the right hand column - 3 and 4 are 7 , and 6 are 13 ; but 13 are 1 ten and 3 units ; we therefore write the 3 under the column of units , and carry the 1 ten to the ...
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... cost 5 cents , what will 4 such books cost ? Addition . 5 Ans . 20 cts . Four books. 14 The difference between two numbers is 1448 , and the least number is 2575 ; what is the greater ? Ans . 4023 . 15. There are three bags of money ...
... cost 5 cents , what will 4 such books cost ? Addition . 5 Ans . 20 cts . Four books. 14 The difference between two numbers is 1448 , and the least number is 2575 ; what is the greater ? Ans . 4023 . 15. There are three bags of money ...
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... cost four times as much as one book ; and to answer the Multipacation question by Addition , we should write down 4 ... cost 9 cents , what will 7 pounds cost ? 84. 3. There are 24 hours in a day ; how many hours are there in 3 days ...
... cost four times as much as one book ; and to answer the Multipacation question by Addition , we should write down 4 ... cost 9 cents , what will 7 pounds cost ? 84. 3. There are 24 hours in a day ; how many hours are there in 3 days ...
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... cost 6 cents , what will be the cost for a year ? Ans . 6570 cts . = $ 65.70 . 19. Says Tom to Dick , you have 7 times 11 chesnuts , but I have 7 times as many as you , how many have I ? Ans . 589 . 20. In a prize 47 men shared equally ...
... cost 6 cents , what will be the cost for a year ? Ans . 6570 cts . = $ 65.70 . 19. Says Tom to Dick , you have 7 times 11 chesnuts , but I have 7 times as many as you , how many have I ? Ans . 589 . 20. In a prize 47 men shared equally ...
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... cost ? If we multiply 17 by 5 , we find the cost at 5 dollars apiece , Operation . and since 15 is 3 times 5 , the cost , at 15 dollars apiece , will manifestly be 3 times as much as the cost at 5 dollars apiece . If then we multiply the ...
... cost ? If we multiply 17 by 5 , we find the cost at 5 dollars apiece , Operation . and since 15 is 3 times 5 , the cost , at 15 dollars apiece , will manifestly be 3 times as much as the cost at 5 dollars apiece . If then we multiply the ...
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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.