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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... factors , ( producers , ) and the answer is called the product . 11. There is an orchard in which there are 5 rows of trees , and 27 trees in each row ; how many trees in the orchard ? In the first row , 27 trees . second 27 ...
... factors , ( producers , ) and the answer is called the product . 11. There is an orchard in which there are 5 rows of trees , and 27 trees in each row ; how many trees in the orchard ? In the first row , 27 trees . second 27 ...
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... factors , which produce the product 12 , Hence , -Multiplication is a short way of performing many additions ; in other words , -It is the method of repeating any number any given number of times . SIGN . Two short lines , crossing each ...
... factors , which produce the product 12 , Hence , -Multiplication is a short way of performing many additions ; in other words , -It is the method of repeating any number any given number of times . SIGN . Two short lines , crossing each ...
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... factors of 96. Hence , 136 dollars , the price of 1 ton . 8 one of the component parts , or factors . 1088 dollars , the price of 8 tons . 12 the other component part , or factor . Ans . 13056 dollars , the price of 96 tons . 3 ...
... factors of 96. Hence , 136 dollars , the price of 1 ton . 8 one of the component parts , or factors . 1088 dollars , the price of 8 tons . 12 the other component part , or factor . Ans . 13056 dollars , the price of 96 tons . 3 ...
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... factors , of any number ? 13. How may you proceed when the multiplier is a compo- site number ? 14. To multiply by 10 , 100 , 1000 , & c . , what suffices ? 15. Why ? 16. When there are ciphers on the right hand of the multiplicand ...
... factors , of any number ? 13. How may you proceed when the multiplier is a compo- site number ? 14. To multiply by 10 , 100 , 1000 , & c . , what suffices ? 15. Why ? 16. When there are ciphers on the right hand of the multiplicand ...
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... factors of which are 89 and 265 ; what is that number ? 9. What is that number , of which 9 , 12 , and 14 are factors ? 10. If a carriage wheel turn round 346 times in running 1 mile , how many times will it turn round in the distance ...
... factors of which are 89 and 265 ; what is that number ? 9. What is that number , of which 9 , 12 , and 14 are factors ? 10. If a carriage wheel turn round 346 times in running 1 mile , how many times will it turn round in the distance ...
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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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