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... quotients will be equal . Thus , 3 + 1 = 4 and ( 3 + 1 ) ÷ 2 : 4 ÷ 2 . 5. If the same number is added to a quantity and ... quotient will be that quantity . Thus , 3 x 4 12 and 12 ÷ 4 = 3 ; or 3 x 4 ÷ 4 = 3 . 7. Quantities which are ...
... quotients will be equal . Thus , 3 + 1 = 4 and ( 3 + 1 ) ÷ 2 : 4 ÷ 2 . 5. If the same number is added to a quantity and ... quotient will be that quantity . Thus , 3 x 4 12 and 12 ÷ 4 = 3 ; or 3 x 4 ÷ 4 = 3 . 7. Quantities which are ...
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... quotient is less than the radix . The first remainder will rep- resent units , the second tens , etc. , and the last quotient will repre- sent the highest order of the number in the required scale . NOTE . -If after any division there ...
... quotient is less than the radix . The first remainder will rep- resent units , the second tens , etc. , and the last quotient will repre- sent the highest order of the number in the required scale . NOTE . -If after any division there ...
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... Quotient is the result obtained by the division . 160. The Reciprocal of a number is 1 divided by the number . Thus , the reciprocal of 15 is 115 , or 5 . NOTES . - 1 . When the dividend does not contain the divisor an exact number of ...
... Quotient is the result obtained by the division . 160. The Reciprocal of a number is 1 divided by the number . Thus , the reciprocal of 15 is 115 , or 5 . NOTES . - 1 . When the dividend does not contain the divisor an exact number of ...
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... quotient to the factors . II . If all the parts of a number are divided , the entire num- ber will be divided . III ... quotient , and unite the remainder , 3 hundreds , to the next figure of the dividend , making 34 tens ; then , 6 is ...
... quotient to the factors . II . If all the parts of a number are divided , the entire num- ber will be divided . III ... quotient , and unite the remainder , 3 hundreds , to the next figure of the dividend , making 34 tens ; then , 6 is ...
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... quotient with the divisor below it , thus completing the division . NOTE . - When the multiplication and subtraction are performed mentally , as in the first example , the operation is called Short Division ; but when the work is ...
... quotient with the divisor below it , thus completing the division . NOTE . - When the multiplication and subtraction are performed mentally , as in the first example , the operation is called Short Division ; but when the work is ...
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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...