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... column . Then we add the columns separately , for conven- ience commencing at the right hand , and write each result under the column added . The sum of the units column is 9 , the sum of the tens column is 8 , the sum of the hundreds ...
... column . Then we add the columns separately , for conven- ience commencing at the right hand , and write each result under the column added . The sum of the units column is 9 , the sum of the tens column is 8 , the sum of the hundreds ...
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... column equals or exceeds 10 . 1. A merchant pays 725 dollars a year for the rent of a store , 475 dollars for a ... column of units , and find the sum to be 17 units , which is 1 ten and 7 units . We write the 7 units in the place of ...
... column equals or exceeds 10 . 1. A merchant pays 725 dollars a year for the rent of a store , 475 dollars for a ... column of units , and find the sum to be 17 units , which is 1 ten and 7 units . We write the 7 units in the place of ...
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... column ; and when the sum in any column is 10 or more than 10 , it produces one or more units of a higher order , which must be added to the next column . This process is some- times called " carrying the tens . " 2. In adding , learn ...
... column ; and when the sum in any column is 10 or more than 10 , it produces one or more units of a higher order , which must be added to the next column . This process is some- times called " carrying the tens . " 2. In adding , learn ...
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... column . II . Begin at the right hand , and take each figure of the subtrahend from the figure above it , and write the result underneath . III . If any figure in the subtrahend is greater than the corresponding figure in the minuend ...
... column . II . Begin at the right hand , and take each figure of the subtrahend from the figure above it , and write the result underneath . III . If any figure in the subtrahend is greater than the corresponding figure in the minuend ...
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... column ; that is , units under units , tenths under tenths ; hundredths under hundredths , etc. This brings the decimal points directly under one another . Commencing at the right hand we add each column separately , carry as in whole ...
... column ; that is , units under units , tenths under tenths ; hundredths under hundredths , etc. This brings the decimal points directly under one another . Commencing at the right hand we add each column separately , carry as in whole ...
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Page 173 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30j square yards = 1 square rod (sq. rd.) 160 square rods = 1 acre (A.) 640 acres = 1 square mile (sq.
Page 180 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 185 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ; All the rest have thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight, in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 287 - ... for the given number of years. III. Subtract the given principal from the last amount, and the remainder will be the compound interest.
Page 398 - A Cylinder is a body bounded by a uniformly curved surface, its ends being equal and parallel circles.
Page 300 - Thirty days after sight of this first of exchange (second and third of the same tenor and date unpaid...
Page 50 - Division is the process of finding how many times one number is contained in another, or of separating a number into equal parts.
Page 78 - The Greatest Common Divisor of two or more numbers is the greatest number that will exactly divide each of them. Thu4, 18 is the greatest, common divisor of 36 and 54, since it is the greatest number that will divide each of them without a remainder.
Page 308 - 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 54 - If any partial dividend will not contain the divisor, place a cipher in the quotient, and bring down the next figure of the dividend, and divide as before.