Introduction to The National Arithmetic, on the Inductive System: Combining the Analytic and Synthetic Methods; in which the Principles of the Science are Fully Explained and Illustrated. Designed for Common Schools and Academies |
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... five , seven . A concrete number is a number , whose units have reference to some particular thing or quantity ; as two books , five feet , seven gallons . ARITHMETIC is the science of numbers , and the art of com- puting by them . A ...
... five , seven . A concrete number is a number , whose units have reference to some particular thing or quantity ; as two books , five feet , seven gallons . ARITHMETIC is the science of numbers , and the art of com- puting by them . A ...
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... five hundred ; M for one thousand . All the other numbers are expressed by the use of these letters , either in ... five thousand ; IV , four thousand . TABLE OF ROMAN LETTERS . I one . LXXX eighty . II two . хо ninety . III three . C ...
... five hundred ; M for one thousand . All the other numbers are expressed by the use of these letters , either in ... five thousand ; IV , four thousand . TABLE OF ROMAN LETTERS . I one . LXXX eighty . II two . хо ninety . III three . C ...
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... five . 6. Five hundred and forty - two . 7. One thousand three hundred and nineteen . 8. One thousand eight hundred and fifty - eight . ART . 4. The Arabic notation , so called from its having been made known through the Arabs , employs ...
... five . 6. Five hundred and forty - two . 7. One thousand three hundred and nineteen . 8. One thousand eight hundred and fifty - eight . ART . 4. The Arabic notation , so called from its having been made known through the Arabs , employs ...
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... five . Nine hundred eighty - seven thousand six hundred fifty - four . Nine millions eight hundred seventy - six thousand five hundred forty - three . - Art . 6. When does a cipher become significant ? —Art . 7 . What is the simple ...
... five . Nine hundred eighty - seven thousand six hundred fifty - four . Nine millions eight hundred seventy - six thousand five hundred forty - three . - Art . 6. When does a cipher become significant ? —Art . 7 . What is the simple ...
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... five hundred seventy - five . 4. Nine hundred and eight . 5. Nineteen thousand . 6. Fifteen hundred and four . 7. Twenty - seven millions five hundred . 8. Ninety - nine thousand ninety - nine . 9. Forty - two millions two thousand and five ...
... five hundred seventy - five . 4. Nine hundred and eight . 5. Nineteen thousand . 6. Fifteen hundred and four . 7. Twenty - seven millions five hundred . 8. Ninety - nine thousand ninety - nine . 9. Forty - two millions two thousand and five ...
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12 leaves 2far 3far 66 1 bushel 7fur Academy acres of land added amount annex ARITHMETIC barrels of flour Bought cents ciphers column composite number compound numbers contained cords of wood cubic inches denomination dividend divisor dollars per acre dollars per cord drams DRY MEASURE equal EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE factors farthings Female Seminary gallons Give the reason grains hogsheads hundred weight Institute leaves 11 less long division MENTAL EXERCISES method of proof miles millions mills minuend molasses multiplicand nine NOTE number or thing OPERATION ounces paid pairs pence pennyweights pints pounds Public High School purchase quantity quarts QUESTIONS quotient figure reduce Repeat the table rule Sextillions shillings simple numbers sold square miles square rod subtraction subtrahend tens tons Troy Troy Weight true remainder tuns United States money write yards
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Page 98 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt...
Page 21 - Amount 1928 the column of tens ; thus, 1 added to 1 makes 2, and 6 are 8, and 4 are 12 (tens) , equal to 1 hundred and 2 tens. We write the 2 tens under the column of tens, and add the 1 hundred to the column of hundreds ; thus, 1 added to 9 makes 10, and 7 are 17, and 2 are 19 (hundreds), equal to 1 thousand and 9 hundreds. We write the 9 under the column of hundreds ; and there being no other column to be added, we set down the 1 thousand in thousands' place, and find the amount of the several...
Page 115 - Rule. — Write the numbers so that units of the same denomination shall stand in the same column.
Page 48 - The Dividend is the number to be divided. The Divisor is the number by which we divide. The Quotient is the number of times the divisor is contained in the dividend; or one of the equal parts into which it is divided.
Page 37 - Multiplication; and denotes that all the numbers, between which it is placed, are to be multiplied together. Thus 9X9 signifies that 9 is to be multiplied by 9, or 9X9X9 must be multiplied.
Page 69 - The units or denominations of United States money increase from right to left, and decrease from left to right, in the same manner as do the units of the several orders in simple • numbers ; and may, therefore, be added, subtracted, multiplied, and divided in like manner as simple numbers.
Page 59 - When a number or thing is divided into two equal parts, one of those parts is called one half. If the number or thing is divided into three equal parts, one of the parts is called one third...
Page 36 - In one acre there are four roods; how many roods in 2 acres? In 3 acres? In 4 acres? In 5 acres? In 6 acres? In 9 acres ? 12.
Page 103 - TABLE, Showing the number of days from any day of one month to the same day of any other month within one year.
Page 53 - ART. 53. Second Method of Proof . — Add together the remainder, if any, and all the products that have been produced by multiplying the divisor by the several quotient figures, and the result will be like the dividend, if the work is right.