A New System of Arithmetic on an Improved PlanD. Appleton & Company, 1850 |
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... Quantity is any thing which may be multiplied , divided , and meas- ured . 2. Magnitude is that species of quantity which is extended ; i . e . which has one or more of the three dimensions - length , breadth , and thickness . A line is ...
... Quantity is any thing which may be multiplied , divided , and meas- ured . 2. Magnitude is that species of quantity which is extended ; i . e . which has one or more of the three dimensions - length , breadth , and thickness . A line is ...
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... quantity would not affect the quo- tient . If 16 contain 8 twice , the double of 16 would contain the double of 8 twice , 16 × 2 8 × 2-2 answer . 44 22 QUESTIONS . - 20 . In the process of division , what factor is rejected from the ...
... quantity would not affect the quo- tient . If 16 contain 8 twice , the double of 16 would contain the double of 8 twice , 16 × 2 8 × 2-2 answer . 44 22 QUESTIONS . - 20 . In the process of division , what factor is rejected from the ...
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... quantity less than itself , that number is a prime , and cannot be divided by any number whatever . Art . 66. To multiply and divide fractions by whole num- bers , whole numbers by fractions , fractions by fractions . RULE . Draw a ...
... quantity less than itself , that number is a prime , and cannot be divided by any number whatever . Art . 66. To multiply and divide fractions by whole num- bers , whole numbers by fractions , fractions by fractions . RULE . Draw a ...
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... quantity equal to its denominator , by cancelling or removing the denomi- nator . 3. If a pound of iron cost of a dollar , how much will 9 pounds cost ? Operation . 2 18 1 9 Or thus : X = Ans . 18 2 | 1 = Ans . QUESTIONS . - 7 . What is ...
... quantity equal to its denominator , by cancelling or removing the denomi- nator . 3. If a pound of iron cost of a dollar , how much will 9 pounds cost ? Operation . 2 18 1 9 Or thus : X = Ans . 18 2 | 1 = Ans . QUESTIONS . - 7 . What is ...
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... quantity is less than 1 bushel , we multiply by the parts taken ; ( see Art . 71. ) The question then is , How much is of ? To multiply a whole number by , we take of the multiplicand . The same is now to be done : 1 of 2 = } . If the ...
... quantity is less than 1 bushel , we multiply by the parts taken ; ( see Art . 71. ) The question then is , How much is of ? To multiply a whole number by , we take of the multiplicand . The same is now to be done : 1 of 2 = } . If the ...
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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.