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... mean the same thing as the word figure : there are only ten different figures , or single marks , but by joining two or more of these together , we may write down as many numbers as we please . The single figures themselves are also ...
... mean the same thing as the word figure : there are only ten different figures , or single marks , but by joining two or more of these together , we may write down as many numbers as we please . The single figures themselves are also ...
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... means two tens and four ; thirty - seven means three tens and seven . And in like manner forty - eight means four tens and eight ; and this number , written in figures , is 48 . You see then , that , in a number of two figures , the ...
... means two tens and four ; thirty - seven means three tens and seven . And in like manner forty - eight means four tens and eight ; and this number , written in figures , is 48 . You see then , that , in a number of two figures , the ...
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... means six hundred and five ; and 600 means six hundred , without any tens or units besides . You see , therefore , that if you write down a single figure , you mean so many units ; but if you put a nought to the right of it , you mean ...
... means six hundred and five ; and 600 means six hundred , without any tens or units besides . You see , therefore , that if you write down a single figure , you mean so many units ; but if you put a nought to the right of it , you mean ...
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... means only by knowing the Numera- tion Table . You would point to the 7 and say units , to the 8 and say tens , to the 2 and say hundreds , to the 5 and say thousands , to the 6 and say tens of thousands , and to the 4 and say hundreds ...
... means only by knowing the Numera- tion Table . You would point to the 7 and say units , to the 8 and say tens , to the 2 and say hundreds , to the 5 and say thousands , to the 6 and say tens of thousands , and to the 4 and say hundreds ...
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... means the money received before the expenses of management are subtracted ; when these expenses are taken from the gross income , the remainder is called the net income . - See Exercise 17 . 18. In the year 1849 there were 578159 ...
... means the money received before the expenses of management are subtracted ; when these expenses are taken from the gross income , the remainder is called the net income . - See Exercise 17 . 18. In the year 1849 there were 578159 ...
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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.