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... examples , and the method of applying these principles to the . solution of questions is then expressed in general terms , forming a Rule , which is still further illustrated by a great variety of prac- tical questions . The analysis is ...
... examples , and the method of applying these principles to the . solution of questions is then expressed in general terms , forming a Rule , which is still further illustrated by a great variety of prac- tical questions . The analysis is ...
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... example , in the former method , is read five thousand millions in the latter . The principles of notation are , notwithstanding , the same in both throughout - the difference consisting only in enunciation . EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE ...
... example , in the former method , is read five thousand millions in the latter . The principles of notation are , notwithstanding , the same in both throughout - the difference consisting only in enunciation . EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE ...
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... example , are called factors . The factor which is re- peated , as the 24 , is called the multiplicand ; the number which shows how many times the multiplicand is repeated , as the 3 , is called the mul tiplier ; and the result of the ...
... example , are called factors . The factor which is re- peated , as the 24 , is called the multiplicand ; the number which shows how many times the multiplicand is repeated , as the 3 , is called the mul tiplier ; and the result of the ...
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... example we add a cipher to 16 , making 160 dollars for the answer . 6. A certain army is made up of 125 companies , consisting of 100 men each ; how many men are there in the whole ? For the reasons given under example 5 , a number is ...
... example we add a cipher to 16 , making 160 dollars for the answer . 6. A certain army is made up of 125 companies , consisting of 100 men each ; how many men are there in the whole ? For the reasons given under example 5 , a number is ...
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... example , the operation may be performed wholly in the mind ' ; ( 102 ) but if they are large , the work is facilitated by writing them down . 95. 2. A person owed 75 dollars , of which he paid 43 dollars ; how much remains to be paid ...
... example , the operation may be performed wholly in the mind ' ; ( 102 ) but if they are large , the work is facilitated by writing them down . 95. 2. A person owed 75 dollars , of which he paid 43 dollars ; how much remains to be paid ...
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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
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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.