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... third place , or place of hundreds , is ten times as great as though it were in tens ' place , and one hundred times as great as though it were in the place of units . Hence , ten units make one ten , and ten tens make one hundred . We ...
... third place , or place of hundreds , is ten times as great as though it were in tens ' place , and one hundred times as great as though it were in the place of units . Hence , ten units make one ten , and ten tens make one hundred . We ...
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... third order , & c . , as shown by the Table . To read these numbers , first denominate each figure by the names units , tens , & c . , as shown by the table , and then read from left to right , as follows : · • • • • · 4 Four . 45 4 5 3 ...
... third order , & c . , as shown by the Table . To read these numbers , first denominate each figure by the names units , tens , & c . , as shown by the table , and then read from left to right , as follows : · • • • • · 4 Four . 45 4 5 3 ...
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... third 740 bushels of oats , on the fourth 122 bushels of buckwheat ; how many bushels of grain did he raise ? Ans ... third day ; how far did he travel in the three days ? Ans . 337 miles . 12. Mr. B owned five farms ; the first was ...
... third 740 bushels of oats , on the fourth 122 bushels of buckwheat ; how many bushels of grain did he raise ? Ans ... third day ; how far did he travel in the three days ? Ans . 337 miles . 12. Mr. B owned five farms ; the first was ...
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... third 79 , the fourth 86 , and the fifth 88 ; -how many scholars in the school ? Ans . 320 scholars . 9. In a certain orchard there are 536 apple - trees , 375 peach - trees , 493 plum - trees , 756 cherry - trees , and 98 quir ce ...
... third 79 , the fourth 86 , and the fifth 88 ; -how many scholars in the school ? Ans . 320 scholars . 9. In a certain orchard there are 536 apple - trees , 375 peach - trees , 493 plum - trees , 756 cherry - trees , and 98 quir ce ...
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... third 949 dollars ; for the fourth 1467 dollars ; for the fifth 1986 dollars ; for the sixth as much as for the first and fourth ; and for the seventh as much as for the third and fifth ; -how much did he receive for building the sixth ...
... third 949 dollars ; for the fourth 1467 dollars ; for the fifth 1986 dollars ; for the sixth as much as for the first and fourth ; and for the seventh as much as for the third and fifth ; -how much did he receive for building the sixth ...
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Page 192 - If the payment be less than the Interest, the surplus of interest must not be taken to augment the principal ; but interest continues on the former principal until the period when the payments, taken together, exceed the interest due...
Page 85 - TIME 60 seconds (sec.) = 1 minute (min.) 60 minutes = 1 hour (hr.) 24 hours = 1 day...
Page 79 - Weight is used in weighing groceries ana all coarse articles ; as, sugar, tea, coffee, butter, cheese, flour, hay; &c., and all metals except gold and silver. 16 drams (dr.) make 1 ounce, marked oz. 16 ounces " 1 pound, " Ib. 25 pounds " 1 quarter, " qr. 4 quarters, or 100 Ibs. " 1 hundred weight, " cwt. 20 hundred weight " 1 ton,
Page 6 - Romans, employs in expressing numbers seven capital letters, viz. : I for one ; V for five ; X for ten ; L for fifty ; C for one hundred ; D for five hundred ; M for one thousand.
Page 189 - Given the principal, the time, and the interest, to find the rate per cent. RULE. Divide the given interest by the interest of the given principal, for the given time, at one per cent.
Page 63 - Place the sum down as in the last example, then mark off from the right of the dividend as many figures as there are ciphers in the divisor...
Page 117 - RULE. — Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators for a new denominator ; then reduce the new fraction to its lowest terms.
Page 277 - A person looking on his watch, was asked, what was the time of the .day ; he answered, it is between 4 and 5 ; but A more particular answer being required, he said, that the hour and minute hands were then exactly together.
Page 192 - The rule for casting interest, when partial payments have been made, is to apply the payment, in the first place, to the discharge of the interest then due. If the payment exceeds the interest, the surplus goes towards discharging the principal, and the subsequent interest is to be computed on the balance of principal remaining due.
Page 233 - Multiply the last term by the ratio, from the product subtract the first term, and divide the remainder by the ratio, less 1; the quotient will be the sum of the series required.