The National Arithmetic on the Inductive System: Combining the Analytic and Synthetic Methods Together with the Cancelling System : Forming a Complete Mercantile Arithmetic |
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... equal to one foot . + Sign of addition ; as 8 + 6 = 14 signifies that 8 added to 6 is equal to 14 . Sign of subtraction ; as 8-6-2 , that is , 8 less 6 is equal to 2 . X Sign of multiplication ; as 7 x642 , that is , 7 multiplied by 6 is ...
... equal to one foot . + Sign of addition ; as 8 + 6 = 14 signifies that 8 added to 6 is equal to 14 . Sign of subtraction ; as 8-6-2 , that is , 8 less 6 is equal to 2 . X Sign of multiplication ; as 7 x642 , that is , 7 multiplied by 6 is ...
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... equal to 10 tens , we add it to the 3 tens in the upper line , making 13 tens ; from which we take 7 tens , and 6 tens re- We main , which we write down under the place SECT . III . ] 21 SUBTRACTION . Subtraction 21-24.
... equal to 10 tens , we add it to the 3 tens in the upper line , making 13 tens ; from which we take 7 tens , and 6 tens re- We main , which we write down under the place SECT . III . ] 21 SUBTRACTION . Subtraction 21-24.
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... equals or exceeds the number 9. If it equals it , drop the nine , and begin to add again at this point , and proceed till you obtain a sum equal to or greater than nine . If it exceeds nine , drop the nine as before , and car- ry the ...
... equals or exceeds the number 9. If it equals it , drop the nine , and begin to add again at this point , and proceed till you obtain a sum equal to or greater than nine . If it exceeds nine , drop the nine as before , and car- ry the ...
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... equal to the dividend . By the second method , we add up the several products of the several quotient figures by the divisor , together with the re- mainder , and the result , if the work is right , is like the divi- dend . See Example ...
... equal to the dividend . By the second method , we add up the several products of the several quotient figures by the divisor , together with the re- mainder , and the result , if the work is right , is like the divi- dend . See Example ...
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... equal to 9 times 8 , we first divide the dividend by 9 , and the quotient thence arising by 8 ; and to find the true remainder , we multiply the last remainder , 5 = 52 5 , by the first divisor , 9 , and to the prod- uct add the first ...
... equal to 9 times 8 , we first divide the dividend by 9 , and the quotient thence arising by 8 ; and to find the true remainder , we multiply the last remainder , 5 = 52 5 , by the first divisor , 9 , and to the prod- uct add the first ...
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Page 203 - Ratio is the relation which one quantity bears to another of the same kind, the comparison being made by considering what multiple, part, or parts, one quantity is of the other.
Page 255 - Divide the difference of the extremes by the number of terms, less 1, and the quotient will be the common difference.
Page 222 - 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 321 - It follows that the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter is the same for all circles.
Page 94 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction. RULE. — Multiply the whole number by the denominator of...
Page 315 - A sphere is a solid bounded by a curved surface, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 289 - Thirty days after sight of this first of exchange (second and third of the same tenor and date unpaid...
Page 102 - Multiply each numerator into all the denominators except its own, for a new numerator : and all the denominators into each other continually for a common denominator; this written under the several new numerators will give the fractions required.
Page 273 - Alligation Medial, and Alligation Alternate. ALLIGATION MEDIAL, Is when the quantities and prices of several things are given, to find the mean price of the mixture composed of those materials.
Page 247 - Subtract the subtrahend from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend, with which proceed as before ; and so on, till the whole is finished.