The Youth's Assistant in Theoretic and Practical Arithmetic: Designed for the Use of Schools in the United States |
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... greater than it does when standing alone , or in the first place . The first place at the right hand is therefore distinguished by the name of unit's place , and the second place , which contains units of a * A comparison of the two ...
... greater than it does when standing alone , or in the first place . The first place at the right hand is therefore distinguished by the name of unit's place , and the second place , which contains units of a * A comparison of the two ...
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... greater than the 2 in the second , or ten's place ; and this is a fundamental law of Notation , that each removal of a figure one place to the left hand increases its value ten times . 74. We have seen that all numbers may be expressed ...
... greater than the 2 in the second , or ten's place ; and this is a fundamental law of Notation , that each removal of a figure one place to the left hand increases its value ten times . 74. We have seen that all numbers may be expressed ...
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... what did they all weigh ? * Ans . 1749 pounds . 13. The difference between two numbers is 5 , and the least number is 7 ; the greater ? what is Áns . 12 % 8192785 214268 1541320 4343434 40212 2121212 25. 2746 + 390 82 . 7 SIMPLE ADDITION .
... what did they all weigh ? * Ans . 1749 pounds . 13. The difference between two numbers is 5 , and the least number is 7 ; the greater ? what is Áns . 12 % 8192785 214268 1541320 4343434 40212 2121212 25. 2746 + 390 82 . 7 SIMPLE ADDITION .
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... greater ? Ans . 4023 . 15. There are three bags of money , one 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 ...
... greater ? Ans . 4023 . 15. There are three bags of money , one 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 ...
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... greater ; and the same reasoning may be extended to I with any number of ciphers annexed . Hence 2. To multiply by 10 , 100 , 1000 , or 1 with any number of ciphers annexed . RULE .-- Annex as many ciphers to the multiplicand as there ...
... greater ; and the same reasoning may be extended to I with any number of ciphers annexed . Hence 2. To multiply by 10 , 100 , 1000 , or 1 with any number of ciphers annexed . RULE .-- Annex as many ciphers to the multiplicand as there ...
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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
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.