A New System of Arithmetic on an Improved PlanD. Appleton & Company, 1850 |
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... 6. Why called minuend ? 7. Which is the subtrahend ? 8. Why called subtrahend ? 9. What is the remainder ? 10. Why called remainder ? ner : Suppose a man have 252 bushels of grain SIMPLE SUBTRACTION . ITS OBJECT . 23.
... 6. Why called minuend ? 7. Which is the subtrahend ? 8. Why called subtrahend ? 9. What is the remainder ? 10. Why called remainder ? ner : Suppose a man have 252 bushels of grain SIMPLE SUBTRACTION . ITS OBJECT . 23.
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... bushels ; in the second , 50 ; in the third , 2. He sells to A. 100 bushels ; to B. 60 ; to C. 1 . he left ? 252 161 200 + 50 + 2 100 + 60 + 1 How many has He may take one bushel from the smallest box , but the 60 bushels can- not be ...
... bushels ; in the second , 50 ; in the third , 2. He sells to A. 100 bushels ; to B. 60 ; to C. 1 . he left ? 252 161 200 + 50 + 2 100 + 60 + 1 How many has He may take one bushel from the smallest box , but the 60 bushels can- not be ...
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... bushel of wheat cost 2 dollars , how many dollars will 8 bushels cost ? how many will 9 ? how many will 10 ? how many will 11 ? how many will 12 ? 8. If a man receive 4 shillings for a day's work , how much will he receive for a week's ...
... bushel of wheat cost 2 dollars , how many dollars will 8 bushels cost ? how many will 9 ? how many will 10 ? how many will 11 ? how many will 12 ? 8. If a man receive 4 shillings for a day's work , how much will he receive for a week's ...
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... bushels of apples can be bought for 100 cents , at 25 cents per bushel ? 9. How many barrels of flour may be bought for 77 dollars , at 7 dollars per barrel ? 10. In how many hours will a man travel 48 miles , at the rate of 4 miles per ...
... bushels of apples can be bought for 100 cents , at 25 cents per bushel ? 9. How many barrels of flour may be bought for 77 dollars , at 7 dollars per barrel ? 10. In how many hours will a man travel 48 miles , at the rate of 4 miles per ...
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... bushels of oats in one year , how many will one horse consume ? As Division Operation . 5 ) 2550 3 ) 510 It will be seen that 15 is a composite number , produced by the multiplication of 5 and 3 , thus : 5 × 3 = 15 . is the reverse of ...
... bushels of oats in one year , how many will one horse consume ? As Division Operation . 5 ) 2550 3 ) 510 It will be seen that 15 is a composite number , produced by the multiplication of 5 and 3 , thus : 5 × 3 = 15 . is the reverse of ...
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Page 217 - Multiply each payment by the time at which it is due; then divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments, and the quotient will be the equated time, nearly.
Page 39 - The number to be divided is called the dividend. The number by which we divide is called the divisor.
Page 230 - Multiply the divisor, thus augmented, by the last figure of the root, and subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
Page 105 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ; All the rest have thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight, in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 156 - Then multiply the second and third terms together, and divide the product by the first term: the quotient will be the fourth term, or answer.
Page 98 - TABLE. 10 Mills =1 Cent. 10 Cents =1 Dime. 10 Dimes =1 Dollar. 10 Dollars =1 Eagle.
Page 321 - America, to be paid to the said or his certain attorney, executors, administrators, or assigns: to which payment well and truly to be made, I bind myself, my heirs, executors, and administrators, firmly by these presents.
Page 63 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction. RULE. — Multiply the whole number by the denominator of...
Page 217 - ... 8 months ; what is the equated time for the payment of the whole ? Ans.