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... already know , from the Numeration Table , that by putting a 0 to a number , you push the units- figure of that number into the place of tens ; the tens - figure into the place of hundreds , and so on : that is , every figure of the ...
... already know , from the Numeration Table , that by putting a 0 to a number , you push the units- figure of that number into the place of tens ; the tens - figure into the place of hundreds , and so on : that is , every figure of the ...
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... already been said . Below are three examples , similar to these in the margin , for you to work yourself . 1. 764 × 35. 2. 764 x 356 . ( 25. ) I have put these three examples here , rather than among the exercises at page 24 , because I ...
... already been said . Below are three examples , similar to these in the margin , for you to work yourself . 1. 764 × 35. 2. 764 x 356 . ( 25. ) I have put these three examples here , rather than among the exercises at page 24 , because I ...
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... already know , where you see that the last two figures of the dividend , namely 43 , are also the last two figures of the remainder . Now if you had cut these two figures off , as also the two ciphers , and had taken no notice of them ...
... already know , where you see that the last two figures of the dividend , namely 43 , are also the last two figures of the remainder . Now if you had cut these two figures off , as also the two ciphers , and had taken no notice of them ...
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... already em- ployed will be the lower number of the new fraction . Two examples are given in the margin in the first of them , the divisors are 8 and 7 , the factors of 56 ; in the second , the divisors are 3 , 6 , and 7 , the factors of ...
... already em- ployed will be the lower number of the new fraction . Two examples are given in the margin in the first of them , the divisors are 8 and 7 , the factors of 56 ; in the second , the divisors are 3 , 6 , and 7 , the factors of ...
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... already reached , and , as before , multiply by that number ; and so on till you reach the denomination required . Ex . 1. Let it be required to reduce £ 124 to farthings . As 20 shillings make one pound , we first multiply by the ...
... already reached , and , as before , multiply by that number ; and so on till you reach the denomination required . Ex . 1. Let it be required to reduce £ 124 to farthings . As 20 shillings make one pound , we first multiply by the ...
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Page 100 - ... then multiply the second and third terms together, and divide the product by the first term, and the quotient will be the answer in the same name of the third term.