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... side of each other , the one on the right is in the place of units , and the other in the place of tens , or of units of the second order . Each unit of the second order is equal to ten units of the first order . When units simply are ...
... side of each other , the one on the right is in the place of units , and the other in the place of tens , or of units of the second order . Each unit of the second order is equal to ten units of the first order . When units simply are ...
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... side of each other , ten units in any one place make one unit of the place next at the left . Examples in Writing the Orders of Units . 1. Write 7 units of the 1st order . 2. Write 8 units of the 2d order . 3. Write 9 units of the 4th ...
... side of each other , ten units in any one place make one unit of the place next at the left . Examples in Writing the Orders of Units . 1. Write 7 units of the 1st order . 2. Write 8 units of the 2d order . 3. Write 9 units of the 4th ...
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... side of each other , thus , 678904 , the language implies that ten units , of any place , make one unit of the place next to the left . When figures are written to express English Currency , thus , £ 4 17 8 . d . far . 10 3 , he ...
... side of each other , thus , 678904 , the language implies that ten units , of any place , make one unit of the place next to the left . When figures are written to express English Currency , thus , £ 4 17 8 . d . far . 10 3 , he ...
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... side of each other , what does the language imply ? In the English Currency , how many units of the lowest denomination make one of the next higher ? How many of the second make one of the third ? How many of the third , one of the ...
... side of each other , what does the language imply ? In the English Currency , how many units of the lowest denomination make one of the next higher ? How many of the second make one of the third ? How many of the third , one of the ...
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... side of each other , what does the language express ? What name is given to this system of numbers ? What is the scale ? -28 . How do the different units compare with each other in United States Currency ? The signs , £ s . d . and far ...
... side of each other , what does the language express ? What name is given to this system of numbers ? What is the scale ? -28 . How do the different units compare with each other in United States Currency ? The signs , £ s . d . and far ...
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acres altitude amount ANALYSIS.-The barrels of flour base bill bought bushels bushels of wheat called cash cents a pound ciphers common denominator common fraction composite number compound contain continued fraction cords Cube root cubic inches decimal places denoting diameter discount Divide dividend division dollars equal Examples excess of 9's exchange expressed foot fractional unit gain gallons greatest common divisor hence hogsheads hundred improper fraction interest least common multiple length longitude measure merchant Metric system miles mixed numbers months multiplicand Multiply Myriameter number of terms OPERATION ounces paid payment premium prime factors proportion quotient figure ratio receive Reduce remainder repetend rods Rule Rule.-Multiply sell share shillings sold specific gravity square root subtract sugar tare tens thousand Troy weight weight whole number worth write yards of cloth
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Page 174 - To multiply a decimal by 10, 100, 1000, &c., remove the decimal point as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the multiplier ; and if there be not places enough in the number, annex ciphers.
Page 179 - When a decimal number is to be divided by 10, 100, 1000, &c., remove the decimal point as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor, and if there be not figures enough in the number, prefix ciphers.
Page 104 - THE LEAST COMMON MULTIPLE of two or more numbers is the least number which they will separately divide without a remainder. 117. Principles — Operations — and Rule. 1. Any divisible number, is divisible by any prime factor of the exact divisor. 2. If a number has several exact divisors, it will be divisible by all their prime factors.
Page 140 - Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denominator.
Page 16 - ... one two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen seventeen eighteen nineteen twenty thirty forty fifty sixty seventy eighty ninety one hundred two hundred three hundred four hundred five hundred...
Page 106 - 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 278 - Multiply each payment by the time before it becomes due, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments : the quotient will be the mean time.
Page 125 - Multiply each numerator by all the denominators except its own, for the new numerators ; and all the denominators together for A COMMON denominator. NOTE 1.
Page 362 - A circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 360 - The area or contents of a triangle is equal to half the product of its base by its altitude (Bk.