The Progressive Practical Arithmetic: Containing the Theory of Numbers, in Connection with Concise Analytic and Synthetic Methods of Solution, and Designed as a Complete Text-book on this Science : for Common Schools and Academies |
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... equal to each other ; thus , the expression 6410 , is read 6 plus 4 is equal to 10 , and denotes that the numbers 6 and 4 , taken together , equal the number 10 . Define addition . The sum or amount ? Sign of addition ? Of equality ...
... equal to each other ; thus , the expression 6410 , is read 6 plus 4 is equal to 10 , and denotes that the numbers 6 and 4 , taken together , equal the number 10 . Define addition . The sum or amount ? Sign of addition ? Of equality ...
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... con- 41. When the amount of any column equals or exceeds 10 . 1. A merchant pays 725 dollars a year for the rent of a Case I is what ? Give explanation . Case II is what ? store , 475 dollars for a clerk , and 367 24 SIMPLE NUMBERS .
... con- 41. When the amount of any column equals or exceeds 10 . 1. A merchant pays 725 dollars a year for the rent of a Case I is what ? Give explanation . Case II is what ? store , 475 dollars for a clerk , and 367 24 SIMPLE NUMBERS .
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... equal to or greater than itself . 45. The Minuend is the number to be subtracted from . 46. The Subtrahend is the number to be subtracted . Define subtraction . Minuend . Subtrahend . 47. The Difference or Remainder is the result ...
... equal to or greater than itself . 45. The Minuend is the number to be subtracted from . 46. The Subtrahend is the number to be subtracted . Define subtraction . Minuend . Subtrahend . 47. The Difference or Remainder is the result ...
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... equals 2 , and denotes that 6 , the subtrahend , taken from 8 , the minuend , equals 2 , the remainder . SUBTRACTION TABLE . - 2 = 0 1 8 10 -- 19 123456789 1-10 2-11 - 1 2 13 1 4 - 1 5 1 6 1 = 7 2 . 3 . 4 . - 2222222222 23456∞ a - ― 2 ...
... equals 2 , and denotes that 6 , the subtrahend , taken from 8 , the minuend , equals 2 , the remainder . SUBTRACTION TABLE . - 2 = 0 1 8 10 -- 19 123456789 1-10 2-11 - 1 2 13 1 4 - 1 5 1 6 1 = 7 2 . 3 . 4 . - 2222222222 23456∞ a - ― 2 ...
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... equals 10 units , and add to the 6 units , making 16 units ; 9 units from 16 units leave 7 units , which we write in the remainder in units ' place . As we have taken 1 ten from the 4 tens , 3 tens only are left . We cannot take 5 tens ...
... equals 10 units , and add to the 6 units , making 16 units ; 9 units from 16 units leave 7 units , which we write in the remainder in units ' place . As we have taken 1 ten from the 4 tens , 3 tens only are left . We cannot take 5 tens ...
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Page 54 - The dividend is the number to be divided. The divisor is the number by which we divide.
Page 162 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 304 - Pythagoras' theorem states that the square of the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other two sides.
Page 161 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt.) 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal.) 31| gallons = 1 barrel (bbl...
Page 81 - The Greatest Common Divisor of two or more numbers is the greatest number that will exactly divide each of them. Numbers prime to each other are such as have no common divisor. NOTE. A common divisor is sometimes called a Common Measure ; and the greatest common divisor, the Greatest Common Measure.
Page 266 - Three numbers may be in proportion when the first is to the second as the second is to the third.
Page 97 - To reduce fractions to their lowest terms. A fraction is in its lowest terms when its numerator and denominator are prime to each other; that is, when both terms have no common divisor. 1. Reduce the fraction -|| to its lowest terms.
Page 242 - TABLE, Showing the amount of $1, or £1, at 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 per cent , compound interest, for any number of years, from 1 to 20.
Page 256 - Multiply each payment by its term of credit, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments ; the quotient will be the average term of credit.
Page 189 - The circumference of every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees...