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... write the figures of this Table on the black- vard and have the pupils read them individually as well as collectively This Table shows plainly the simple and local values of figures Each gure , except those in the place of units , has a ...
... write the figures of this Table on the black- vard and have the pupils read them individually as well as collectively This Table shows plainly the simple and local values of figures Each gure , except those in the place of units , has a ...
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... write the figures of th highest order mentioned , observing to place in each order th figures belonging to it , and when no digit is mentioned , to fil the place with a cipher 1. Sixty - eight . 2. Two hundred and thirty - six . Ans Ans ...
... write the figures of th highest order mentioned , observing to place in each order th figures belonging to it , and when no digit is mentioned , to fil the place with a cipher 1. Sixty - eight . 2. Two hundred and thirty - six . Ans Ans ...
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... write down the whole amount of the last column . QUESTIONS . ART . 27. In what ratio do figures increase in value ... writing the numbers to be added , as above directed , begin at the units ' column and add thus : 7 and 6 are 13 , and 1 ...
... write down the whole amount of the last column . QUESTIONS . ART . 27. In what ratio do figures increase in value ... writing the numbers to be added , as above directed , begin at the units ' column and add thus : 7 and 6 are 13 , and 1 ...
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... Write the less number under the greater , placing units under units , tens under tens , & c . , and draw a horizontal line under them . 2. Begin at the right , and take each figure of the subtra- hend from the one above it , and set the ...
... Write the less number under the greater , placing units under units , tens under tens , & c . , and draw a horizontal line under them . 2. Begin at the right , and take each figure of the subtra- hend from the one above it , and set the ...
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... write in tens ' place ; -3 hundreds from 5 hundreds leave 2 hundreds ; -write the 2 hun- dreds in the place of hundreds , and we obtain for our answer 576 Minuend , Subtrahend , 3 24 Remainder , 2 5 2 252 . TO PROVE SUBTRACTION . Add ...
... write in tens ' place ; -3 hundreds from 5 hundreds leave 2 hundreds ; -write the 2 hun- dreds in the place of hundreds , and we obtain for our answer 576 Minuend , Subtrahend , 3 24 Remainder , 2 5 2 252 . TO PROVE SUBTRACTION . Add ...
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amount annex arithmetical Arithmetical Progression barrels of flour bush bushels called cents a pound ciphers column common fraction contained cords cost cube root cubic feet currency decimal fraction DENOMINATE NUMBERS diameter Divide dividend division dollars DUODECIMALS equal the number equivalent fractions expressed farm figure frac gain gallons given number greatest common divisor Hence hhds hogshead horse hundred improper fraction inches least common denominator least common multiple length lowest terms merchant bought miles minuend mixed number molasses months multiplicand Multiply number of days OPERATION oxen paid pence piece prime factors propositions quantity quarts quotient rate per cent ratio receive Reduce remainder rods Rule under Art sheep side simple fraction sold solid square feet square root subtract subtrahend tens third tion trial divisor units weight whole number width worth
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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.