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... 36. Addition is the process of uniting several num- bers of the same kind into one equivalent number . 37. The Sum or Amount is the result obtained by the addition . 38. The sign , + , is called plus ( 21 DECIMAL FRACTIONS Addition.
... 36. Addition is the process of uniting several num- bers of the same kind into one equivalent number . 37. The Sum or Amount is the result obtained by the addition . 38. The sign , + , is called plus ( 21 DECIMAL FRACTIONS Addition.
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... obtained , the work may be presumed to be correct . 42. By the methods of proof here given , the num- bers are united in new combinations , which render it almost impossible for two precisely similar mistakes to occur . The first method ...
... obtained , the work may be presumed to be correct . 42. By the methods of proof here given , the num- bers are united in new combinations , which render it almost impossible for two precisely similar mistakes to occur . The first method ...
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... obtained by the process of subtraction . The minuend and subtrahend must be like numbers ; thus , 5 dollars taken from 9 dollars leaves 4 dollars ; 5 apples taken from 9 apples leaves 4 apples ; but it would be absurd to try to take 5 ...
... obtained by the process of subtraction . The minuend and subtrahend must be like numbers ; thus , 5 dollars taken from 9 dollars leaves 4 dollars ; 5 apples taken from 9 apples leaves 4 apples ; but it would be absurd to try to take 5 ...
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... obtained by the process of multiplication . 1. Factors are producers , and the multiplicand and multiplier are factors of the product because they produce it . 2. Multiplication is a short method of performing addition when the numbers ...
... obtained by the process of multiplication . 1. Factors are producers , and the multiplicand and multiplier are factors of the product because they produce it . 2. Multiplication is a short method of performing addition when the numbers ...
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... obtain 2244 the entire product , 2244 . 6 24 4 2 Hundreds , 18 Product , The operation in this example may be performed in another way , which is the one in common use . OPERATION . 374 6 2244 SOLUTION . - Writing the numbers as before ...
... obtain 2244 the entire product , 2244 . 6 24 4 2 Hundreds , 18 Product , The operation in this example may be performed in another way , which is the one in common use . OPERATION . 374 6 2244 SOLUTION . - Writing the numbers as before ...
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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.