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... note , for " 6d . " read " 4d . " The dividend at p . 160 has been made to differ from the true dividend by £ 4 10s . in excess , instead of by 108. in defect , as was intended ; but the work may remain , as it serves to show how ...
... note , for " 6d . " read " 4d . " The dividend at p . 160 has been made to differ from the true dividend by £ 4 10s . in excess , instead of by 108. in defect , as was intended ; but the work may remain , as it serves to show how ...
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... , for instance , the notes in music , and the characters or symbols 1 , 2 , 3 , & c . in arithmetic , -constitute the notation of that science . RULE 1. Place the numbers to be added under one ADDITION . Addition, Subtraction 5-10.
... , for instance , the notes in music , and the characters or symbols 1 , 2 , 3 , & c . in arithmetic , -constitute the notation of that science . RULE 1. Place the numbers to be added under one ADDITION . Addition, Subtraction 5-10.
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... note what is left . Proceed in the same way with the digits of the answer , or product , and if the result here obtained differ from that before noted , the work is wrong ; if it agree with it , the work is most likely correct . This is ...
... note what is left . Proceed in the same way with the digits of the answer , or product , and if the result here obtained differ from that before noted , the work is wrong ; if it agree with it , the work is most likely correct . This is ...
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... NOTE 1. The sign for division is , meaning divided by ; it is placed after the dividend , and before the divisor : thus , 12 ÷ 3 means 12 divided by 3 ; so that 12 ÷ 3 = 4 ; 24 ÷ 8 = 3 , & c . But division is otherwise represented by ...
... NOTE 1. The sign for division is , meaning divided by ; it is placed after the dividend , and before the divisor : thus , 12 ÷ 3 means 12 divided by 3 ; so that 12 ÷ 3 = 4 ; 24 ÷ 8 = 3 , & c . But division is otherwise represented by ...
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... notes and coin ; many others con- tain money - orders , bankers ' cheques , & c . The amount in bank - notes and cash found in the letters sent to the Dead Letter Office , in the two years between January 5 , 1849 , and January 5 , 1851 ...
... notes and coin ; many others con- tain money - orders , bankers ' cheques , & c . The amount in bank - notes and cash found in the letters sent to the Dead Letter Office , in the two years between January 5 , 1849 , and January 5 , 1851 ...
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