Adams's New Arithmetic: Arithmetic, in which the Principles of Operating by Numbers are Analytically Explained and Synthetically Applied : for the Use of Schools and Academies in the United States |
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... continuing so to do till all the figures in the dividend are divided . PROOF . We have seen , ( ¶ 15 , ) that the divisor and quo- tient are factors , whose product is the dividend , and we have also seen , that dividing the dividend by ...
... continuing so to do till all the figures in the dividend are divided . PROOF . We have seen , ( ¶ 15 , ) that the divisor and quo- tient are factors , whose product is the dividend , and we have also seen , that dividing the dividend by ...
Page 46
... continue to do , till all the figures in the dividend shall have been brought down and divided . Note 1. Having brought down a figure to the remainder , if the number it makes up be less than the divisor , write a cipher in the quotient ...
... continue to do , till all the figures in the dividend shall have been brought down and divided . Note 1. Having brought down a figure to the remainder , if the number it makes up be less than the divisor , write a cipher in the quotient ...
Page 97
... continue to do through all the denominations , and the several quotients will be the answer . II . If the multiplier exceed II . If the divisor exceed 12 , 12 , and be a composite num- and be a composite , we may di- ber , we may ...
... continue to do through all the denominations , and the several quotients will be the answer . II . If the multiplier exceed II . If the divisor exceed 12 , 12 , and be a composite num- and be a composite , we may di- ber , we may ...
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... continues to possess the same place from unity . Thus , 5 , 50 , 500 are all of the same value , each being equal to , or But every cipher , placed at the left hand of decimal frac- tions , diminishes them tenfold , by removing the ...
... continues to possess the same place from unity . Thus , 5 , 50 , 500 are all of the same value , each being equal to , or But every cipher , placed at the left hand of decimal frac- tions , diminishes them tenfold , by removing the ...
Page 140
... continuing the division , we obtain from it ' 5 , and a still fur- ther remainder of 125 , which , by an- nexing another cipher , is reduced to 100ths , and so on . The last remainder , 150 , is 15 % of a thousandth part of a barrel ...
... continuing the division , we obtain from it ' 5 , and a still fur- ther remainder of 125 , which , by an- nexing another cipher , is reduced to 100ths , and so on . The last remainder , 150 , is 15 % of a thousandth part of a barrel ...
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Page 236 - A and B have the same income ; A saves ^ of his ; but B, by spending $ 30 per annum more than A, at the end • of 8 years finds himself $ 40 in debt ; what is their income, and what does each spend per annum ? • Ans.
Page 71 - The first seven letters of the alphabet, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, are used to...
Page 102 - Multiply together the numerators for a new numerator, and the denominators for a new denominator.
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Page 17 - Multiplication, in which the number to be repeated is called the multiplicand, and the number which shows how many times the multiplicand is to be repeated is called the multiplier. The multiplicand and multiplier, when spoken of collectively, are called the factors, (producers,) and the answer is called the product.
Page 95 - Divide the greater number by the less, and that divisor by the remainder, and so on, always dividing the last divisor by the last remainder, till nothing remain.
Page 209 - 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 236 - A man was hired 50 days on these conditions. — that, for every day he worked, he should receive $ '75, and, for every day he was idle, he should forfeit $ '25 ; at the expiration of the time, he received $ 27'50 ; how many days did he work...
Page 226 - ... years, and work as before, and so for any other part of a year. ** QUESTIONS. 1. What is a geometrical progression, or series ? 2. What is the ratio ? 3. When the first term, the ratio, and the number of terms, are given, how do you find the last term 1 4.
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