A Treatise on Arithmetic: Combining Analysis and Synthesis, Adapted to the Best Mode of Instruction in Common Schools and Academies |
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... Reduction , those examples requiring a familiar acquaint- ance with fractions have been deferred until fractions have been discussed ; and in Fractions , the several operations have been arranged with strict regard to the dependence of ...
... Reduction , those examples requiring a familiar acquaint- ance with fractions have been deferred until fractions have been discussed ; and in Fractions , the several operations have been arranged with strict regard to the dependence of ...
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... Reduce a Fraction to its Lowest Terms , 6. To Reduce an Improper Fraction to a Whole or Mixed Number , · 74 75 • 7. To Reduce a Mixed Number to an Improper Fraction , 76 8. To Reduce a Complex Fraction to a Simple One , 77 9. To Reduce ...
... Reduce a Fraction to its Lowest Terms , 6. To Reduce an Improper Fraction to a Whole or Mixed Number , · 74 75 • 7. To Reduce a Mixed Number to an Improper Fraction , 76 8. To Reduce a Complex Fraction to a Simple One , 77 9. To Reduce ...
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... Reduce a Fraction of a Lower to One of a Higher Denomination , · 12. To Reduce a Fraction of a Higher Denomination to Whole Numbers of Lower Denominations , Page 82 83 411 Miscellaneous Examples , 84 13. To Reduce Whole Numbers of Lower ...
... Reduce a Fraction of a Lower to One of a Higher Denomination , · 12. To Reduce a Fraction of a Higher Denomination to Whole Numbers of Lower Denominations , Page 82 83 411 Miscellaneous Examples , 84 13. To Reduce Whole Numbers of Lower ...
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... these seven censuses ? Ans . $ 3026400,59 . 39. A farmer owns a farm worth $ 4775 , 2 ADDITION . 18 82 83 411 Miscellaneous Examples, 84 To Reduce Whole Numbers of Lower Denomina- tions to the Fraction of a Higher, 85.
... these seven censuses ? Ans . $ 3026400,59 . 39. A farmer owns a farm worth $ 4775 , 2 ADDITION . 18 82 83 411 Miscellaneous Examples, 84 To Reduce Whole Numbers of Lower Denomina- tions to the Fraction of a Higher, 85.
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... reduced scale , a line 5 inches in length : then , evidently , if we pass from A to e , a distance of 1 inch , and draw the line ef , the figure ABfe will contain 5 square inches , i . e . 5 X 1 square inches . In like manner A Bhg will ...
... reduced scale , a line 5 inches in length : then , evidently , if we pass from A to e , a distance of 1 inch , and draw the line ef , the figure ABfe will contain 5 square inches , i . e . 5 X 1 square inches . In like manner A Bhg will ...
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acres altitude amount angle annex annuity arithmetical arithmetical series base Bought breadth bushels called cent ciphers circle circumference common difference compound interest compound number contain continued product cords cost cube root cubic decimeters diameter Divide dividend divisible dollars dominical letter equated example feet long figure frustum gallons given number greatest common measure Hence hight hundred inches interest of $1 least common multiple length lower denomination marked price meters miles minuend mixed number months multiplicand Multiply NOTE number of terms number of things OPERATION oxen payable payment pound present worth prime factors prime numbers Principal PROB proportion quantity quotient ratio Reduce rods rule RULE.-Divide RULE.-Multiply side sold solid square root subtract subtrahend surface thick trial divisor triangle Troy weight units vulgar fraction weight whole number wide yards
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Page 42 - Thirty days hath September, April. June, and November; All the rest have thirty.one, Save February, which alone Hath twenty.eight; and one day more We add to it one year in four.
Page 41 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 78 - Therefore, multiplying both terms of a fraction by the same number does not alter its value.
Page 206 - The square root of a number is one of its two equal factors.
Page 219 - The square described on the hypothenuse of a rightangled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares described on the other two sides.
Page 238 - Divide the difference of the extremes by the number of terms, less 1, and the quotient will be the common difference.
Page 31 - To divide by 10, 100, &c., we simply cut off as many figures from the right of the dividend as there are ciphers in the divisor.
Page 228 - ... subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder annex the next period for the next dividend.
Page 201 - A and B have the same income ; A saves J of his ; but B, by spending 30 £. per annum more than A, at the end of 8 years finds himself 40 £. in debt ; what is their income, and what does each spend per annum ? 4 $ Their income is 200 £. per ann.
Page 27 - Multiply the divisor by the quotient figure, and write the product under that part of the dividend taken. 4. Subtract the product from the figures over it, and to the remainder annex the next figure of the dividend for a, new partial dividend. 5. Divide, and proceed as before, until the whole dividend has been divided.