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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... mill for 3724 dollars , and sold it for 4856 dollars ; how much did he gain ? Ans . 1132 dollars . 21. A drover bought 1566 sheep , and sold 435 of them ; how many had he left ? Ans . 1131 sheep . 22. A piece of land was sold for 2945 ...
... mill for 3724 dollars , and sold it for 4856 dollars ; how much did he gain ? Ans . 1132 dollars . 21. A drover bought 1566 sheep , and sold 435 of them ; how many had he left ? Ans . 1131 sheep . 22. A piece of land was sold for 2945 ...
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... mill is used only in computation ; it is not a coin . TABLE . 10 mills ( m . ) make 1 cent , 10 cents 66 1 dime , ... ... C . d . 10 dimes 66 1 dollar , $ . ·· • 10 dollars 66 1 eagle , ... E. UNIT EQUIVALENTS . Mills . Cents . 10 = 1 ...
... mill is used only in computation ; it is not a coin . TABLE . 10 mills ( m . ) make 1 cent , 10 cents 66 1 dime , ... ... C . d . 10 dimes 66 1 dollar , $ . ·· • 10 dollars 66 1 eagle , ... E. UNIT EQUIVALENTS . Mills . Cents . 10 = 1 ...
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... mills are fractions of a dollar , and are sepa- rated from the dollar by the decimal point ; thus , two dollars one dime two cents five mills , are written $ 2.125 . By examining the table , we see that the dime is a tenth part of the ...
... mills are fractions of a dollar , and are sepa- rated from the dollar by the decimal point ; thus , two dollars one dime two cents five mills , are written $ 2.125 . By examining the table , we see that the dime is a tenth part of the ...
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... mills . Ans . $ 0.64 . 7. Write one hundred dollars one cent one mill . 8. Read $ 7.93 ; $ 8.02 ; $ 6.542 . 9. Read ... mills make one cent , and 100 cents , or 1000 mills , make one dollar ; hence , To change dollars to cents , multiply ...
... mills . Ans . $ 0.64 . 7. Write one hundred dollars one cent one mill . 8. Read $ 7.93 ; $ 8.02 ; $ 6.542 . 9. Read ... mills make one cent , and 100 cents , or 1000 mills , make one dollar ; hence , To change dollars to cents , multiply ...
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... mills , 18 cents 4 mills , 1 dollar 1 cent , and 25 dollars 45 cents 8 mills ? Ans . $ 1137.475 . 3. Add 364 dollars 54 cents 1 mill , 486 dollars 6 cents , 93 dollars 9 mills , 1742 dollars 80 cents , 3 dollars 27 cents 6 mills . Ans ...
... mills , 18 cents 4 mills , 1 dollar 1 cent , and 25 dollars 45 cents 8 mills ? Ans . $ 1137.475 . 3. Add 364 dollars 54 cents 1 mill , 486 dollars 6 cents , 93 dollars 9 mills , 1742 dollars 80 cents , 3 dollars 27 cents 6 mills . Ans ...
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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...