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... thousandths . 187 thousandths . 173 thousandths . -- SOLUTION . We reduce the 36 hun- dredths to thousandths by annexing a cipher to multiply it by 10. Then sub- tracting and borrowing as in whole numbers , we have left 173 thousandths ...
... thousandths . 187 thousandths . 173 thousandths . -- SOLUTION . We reduce the 36 hun- dredths to thousandths by annexing a cipher to multiply it by 10. Then sub- tracting and borrowing as in whole numbers , we have left 173 thousandths ...
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... thousandths , and the sandths . makes 300 thou- Notation of Decimal Fractions . T 88. 1. Let it be required to find ... thousandths . & tenths . tens . e units . co hundreds . thousandths . hundredths . units . → tenths . WA ' 5 1 6 7 8 ...
... thousandths , and the sandths . makes 300 thou- Notation of Decimal Fractions . T 88. 1. Let it be required to find ... thousandths . & tenths . tens . e units . co hundreds . thousandths . hundredths . units . → tenths . WA ' 5 1 6 7 8 ...
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... Thousandths . Ten - Thousandths . Hundred - Thousandtha Millionths . Ten - Millionths 71000000 256 0 6853 25'6 3 7.0 0 0 0 09 86002 25 and 63 Hundredths . 7 and 9 Millionths . read 5 Tenths . 86002 Hundred - Thousandths . 6853 Ten ...
... Thousandths . Ten - Thousandths . Hundred - Thousandtha Millionths . Ten - Millionths 71000000 256 0 6853 25'6 3 7.0 0 0 0 09 86002 25 and 63 Hundredths . 7 and 9 Millionths . read 5 Tenths . 86002 Hundred - Thousandths . 6853 Ten ...
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... thousandths , ( , ) the numerator being 387 . In this way a mixed number may be read as a fraction . Take 25'634 . Beginning at the first place at the right of the point we have tenths , hundredths , thousandths , ( the lowest ...
... thousandths , ( , ) the numerator being 387 . In this way a mixed number may be read as a fraction . Take 25'634 . Beginning at the first place at the right of the point we have tenths , hundredths , thousandths , ( the lowest ...
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... thousandths . 47 millionths . Four hundred and twenty - three thousandths . Reduction of Decimal Fractions T91 . The value of every figure is determines place from units . Consequently , ciphers annexed to das do not alter their value ...
... thousandths . 47 millionths . Four hundred and twenty - three thousandths . Reduction of Decimal Fractions T91 . The value of every figure is determines place from units . Consequently , ciphers annexed to das do not alter their value ...
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acres amount annexing apples Arithmetic bought bushels called ciphers common divisor common fractions composite number compound interest Compound Numbers contained cord cost cube root cubic decimal fractions diameter divided dividend division dollars equal EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE expressed factors farthings feet long figure foot frac gallons given number greatest common divisor Hence hogshead hundred hundredths improper fraction inches integers last term length measure merchant miles mills minuend mixed number months multiplicand multiply NOTE number of terms OPERATION oranges paid payment pence pieces pound principal proper fraction proportion pupil quantity quarts Questions quotient rate per cent ratio receive Reduce remainder rule shillings side sold solid feet SOLUTION square miles square root stars subtraction subtrahend tens tenths third thousandths tion Troy weight units weight whole number write
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Page 234 - Reduce compound fractions to simple ones, and mixt numbers to improper fractions ; then multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators for. a new denominator.
Page 144 - 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 143 - TABLE. 60 seconds (s.) make 1 minute, marked m. 60 minutes 1 hour, " h. 24 hours 1 day, " d. 7 days 1 week, " w 52 weeks 1 day 5 hours 48 min- ^ utes 48 seconds, or 365 days 5 > 1 year,
Page 78 - The denominator shows into how many parts a thing or unit is divided ; and The numerator shows how many of these parts are contained in the fraction. Thus, in the fraction f , the denominator, 8, shows that the unit or whole thing is divided into 8 equal parts, and the numerator, 3, shows that 3 of these parts are contained in the fraction. The numerator, 3, numbers the parts ; the denominator, 8, gives them their denomination or Questions.
Page 145 - TABLE. 60 seconds (") - make - 1 minute, - marked - ' 60 minutes ----- 1 degree, - - - - - ° 30 degrees ,----- 1 sign, ------ s. 12 signs, or 360 degrees, - 1 circle of the zodiac. Note. Every circle, whether great or small, is divisible into 360 equal parts, called degrees. 71. Reduce 9s. 13° 25
Page 226 - Duties on imported goods are of two kinds, Specific and Ad Valorem. A Specific duty is a certain sum per ton, hundred weight, pound, hogshead, gallon, square yard, foot, &c., without regard to its value.
Page 52 - Thus, 4 (1 half) of an apple, f (2 thirds) of an orange, $• (4 sevenths) of a week, are fractions. NOTE 3. — A number composed of a whole number and a fraction, is called a Mixed Number...
Page 105 - How does it appear, that in multiplying both terms of the fraction by the same number the value of the fraction is not altered ? 24.
Page 169 - Every circle, whether great or small, is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees. Let the accompanying diagram represent the great circle of the earth, called the equator, divided, as you here see.
Page 82 - Hence, To reduce an improper fraction to a whole or mixed number, — RULE : Divide the numerator by the denominator ; the quotient will be the whole or mixed number. EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE.