The North American Practical School Arithmetic: Particularly Adapted to the Mercantile, Mechanical, and Agricultural Business of the United States |
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... mills Subtraction of eighths , quarters , and halves Multiplication of integers .. Multiplication of integers and decimals Multiplication of dollars , cents , and mills Multiplication of eighths , quarters , and halves Division of ...
... mills Subtraction of eighths , quarters , and halves Multiplication of integers .. Multiplication of integers and decimals Multiplication of dollars , cents , and mills Multiplication of eighths , quarters , and halves Division of ...
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... mills make one cent , 10 cents make one dime , 10 dimes make one dollar , and 10 dollars make one eagle . ( See the ... Mills . Tens of Mills . Millions . Hunds . of Thous . Tens of Thous . Thousands . Hundreds . Tens . Units ...
... mills make one cent , 10 cents make one dime , 10 dimes make one dollar , and 10 dollars make one eagle . ( See the ... Mills . Tens of Mills . Millions . Hunds . of Thous . Tens of Thous . Thousands . Hundreds . Tens . Units ...
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... mills . NOTE . I have given the French method of notation , as that has by common consent been adopted in this country . The English method divides the nota tion into periods of six figures . For more exercises in reading and writing ...
... mills . NOTE . I have given the French method of notation , as that has by common consent been adopted in this country . The English method divides the nota tion into periods of six figures . For more exercises in reading and writing ...
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... Mills . cts . Cents . di . Dimes . $ Dollar . E. Eagle . The denominations are eagles , dollars , dimes , cents , and mills . Mill from mille , ( Latin , ) a thousand , so called because it takes a thousand to make a dollar . Cent from ...
... Mills . cts . Cents . di . Dimes . $ Dollar . E. Eagle . The denominations are eagles , dollars , dimes , cents , and mills . Mill from mille , ( Latin , ) a thousand , so called because it takes a thousand to make a dollar . Cent from ...
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... yds . , 23 yds . , 25 yds . , and 257 yds . ? Ans . 96.75 , or 96 yds . What is the rule for adding dollars , cents , and mills ? 54. How many cwt . in 12 cwt . , 2 * ADDITION . 17 Addition of eighths, quarters, and halves.
... yds . , 23 yds . , 25 yds . , and 257 yds . ? Ans . 96.75 , or 96 yds . What is the rule for adding dollars , cents , and mills ? 54. How many cwt . in 12 cwt . , 2 * ADDITION . 17 Addition of eighths, quarters, and halves.
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Page 43 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction. RULE. — Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and to the product add the numerator for a new numerator, under which draw a line and place the denominator. EXAMPLES. 9. Reduce 2| to an improper fraction.
Page 139 - 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 11 - Los números cardinales 0: zero 1: one 2: two 3: three 4: four 5: five 6: six 7: seven 8: eight 9: nine 10: ten 11: eleven 12: twelve 13: thirteen 14: fourteen 15: fifteen 16: sixteen 17: seventeen 18: eighteen 19: nineteen 20: twenty...
Page 34 - RULE. Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off as many places for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor.
Page 43 - To reduce an improper fraction to a whole or mixed number, — RULE : Divide the numerator by the denominator ; the quotient will be the whole or mixed number.
Page 217 - PROBLEM I. The first term, the last term, and the number of terms being given, to find the sum of all the terms.
Page 216 - ... dollars. How many days did he work, and how many days was he idle ? Ans.
Page 46 - Reduce compound fractions to simple ones, and mixt numbers to improper fractions ; then multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators for. a new denominator.
Page 193 - 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 215 - If the errors are alike, divide the difference of the products by the difference of the errors, and the quotient will be the answer.