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... Hence the number in the decimal scale is 207 . RULE . Beginning with the highest order , multiply each suc- cessive order by the radix of the scale , and add to the result the figure in the next lower order , until the lowest order is ...
... Hence the number in the decimal scale is 207 . RULE . Beginning with the highest order , multiply each suc- cessive order by the radix of the scale , and add to the result the figure in the next lower order , until the lowest order is ...
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... Hence , if we divide by 9 separately the parts of a number , the remainders will be expressed by the digits of the number . Thus , if we divide 2315 by 9 , first dividing the 2000 , the remainder is 2 ; dividing 300 , the remainder is 3 ...
... Hence , if we divide by 9 separately the parts of a number , the remainders will be expressed by the digits of the number . Thus , if we divide 2315 by 9 , first dividing the 2000 , the remainder is 2 ; dividing 300 , the remainder is 3 ...
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... Hence , the answer is probably correct . of the digits in the even places Add If this from the sum of those in the odd places in each addend . the results and find the excess of 11's in their sum . agrees with the excess of 11's in the ...
... Hence , the answer is probably correct . of the digits in the even places Add If this from the sum of those in the odd places in each addend . the results and find the excess of 11's in their sum . agrees with the excess of 11's in the ...
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... Hence we have for the remainder , 653 . NOTE . The process of adding 10 to the minuend is sometimes called borrowing 10 , and that of adding 1 to the next figure of the subtrahend , carrying 1 . The following method is often preferred ...
... Hence we have for the remainder , 653 . NOTE . The process of adding 10 to the minuend is sometimes called borrowing 10 , and that of adding 1 to the next figure of the subtrahend , carrying 1 . The following method is often preferred ...
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... hence this answer is probably correct . RULE . - Subtract the excess of 9's in the subtrahend from that in the minuend , casting out the 9's from the remainder . Compare the excess with the excess in the answer . NOTE . If the excess of ...
... hence this answer is probably correct . RULE . - Subtract the excess of 9's in the subtrahend from that in the minuend , casting out the 9's from the remainder . Compare the excess with the excess in the answer . NOTE . If the excess of ...
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Page 489 - A cylinder is conceived to be generated by the revolution of a rectangle about one of its sides as an axis.
Page 399 - Thirty days after sight of this first of exchange (second and third of the same tenor and date unpaid...
Page 429 - The Square Root of a number is one of the two equal factors that produce the number. Thus, the square root of 64 is 8, for 8 x 8 = 64.
Page 374 - 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, and then the surplus is to be applied towards discharging the principal; and interest is to be Computed on the balance, as aforesaid.
Page 477 - A circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line, called the circumference, every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 184 - Measures of length are used in measuring lines or distances. TABLE. 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.). 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.). 5£ yards, or 16| feet = 1 rod (rd.).
Page 432 - Multiply the divisor, thus augmented, by the last figure of the root, and subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
Page 402 - Sixty days after sight of this FIRST of EXCHANGE (Second and Third of same tenor and date unpaid...
Page 249 - RULE. — Multiply the length (in feet) by the width (in inches) and divide the product by 12 — the result will be the contents in square feet.
Page 374 - If the payment exceeds the interest, the surplus goes toward discharging the principal, and the subsequent interest is to be computed on the balance of principal remaining due. If the payment be less than the interest, the surplus...