Arithmetic, in which the Principles of Operating by Numbers are Analytically Explained and Synthetically AppliedTruman & Spofford |
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... pay- Banking , . 224 ments have been made , 205 Taxes , method of assessing , . 225 Compound Interest , ... 209 ... Payments , 233 Ratio , Inverted and Direct Ratios , 235 262 266 Compound Ratio , 236 Extraction of the Cube Root , .269 ...
... pay- Banking , . 224 ments have been made , 205 Taxes , method of assessing , . 225 Compound Interest , ... 209 ... Payments , 233 Ratio , Inverted and Direct Ratios , 235 262 266 Compound Ratio , 236 Extraction of the Cube Root , .269 ...
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... pay ? that is , take 18 from 50 , and how many would there be left ? The taking of a less number from a greater ( as in the fore- going examples ) is called Subtraction . The greater number is called the Minuend , the less number the ...
... pay ? that is , take 18 from 50 , and how many would there be left ? The taking of a less number from a greater ( as in the fore- going examples ) is called Subtraction . The greater number is called the Minuend , the less number the ...
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... pay to cancel the debt ? Ans . 2 ten doll . bills and 8 one doll . 12. The greater of two numbers is 24 , and the less is 16 ; what is their difference ? 13. The greater of two numbers is 24 , and their difference 8 ; what is the less ...
... pay to cancel the debt ? Ans . 2 ten doll . bills and 8 one doll . 12. The greater of two numbers is 24 , and the less is 16 ; what is their difference ? 13. The greater of two numbers is 24 , and their difference 8 ; what is the less ...
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... pay ? Ans . The second paid 80 . The third paid 60 . The fourth paid 68 . 21. Four men bought a horse ; the first man paid 21 dol- la , the second 18 dollars , the third 13 dollars , and the fourth as much as the other three , wanting ...
... pay ? Ans . The second paid 80 . The third paid 60 . The fourth paid 68 . 21. Four men bought a horse ; the first man paid 21 dol- la , the second 18 dollars , the third 13 dollars , and the fourth as much as the other three , wanting ...
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... payment 42 pounds of sugar at 9 cents a pound , 100 pounds of nails at 6 cents a pound , 108 yards of sheeting at 10 cents a yard , and 12 pounds of tea at 95 cents a pound ; how many cents did he owe ? Ans . 54 cents . 16. A boy bought ...
... payment 42 pounds of sugar at 9 cents a pound , 100 pounds of nails at 6 cents a pound , 108 yards of sheeting at 10 cents a yard , and 12 pounds of tea at 95 cents a pound ; how many cents did he owe ? Ans . 54 cents . 16. A boy bought ...
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acres addition amount annexed apples arithmetic arithmetical progression barrels bought bushels called ciphers common difference common fractions composite number compound interest Compound Numbers contained cost cube root cubic decimal fractions denominator diameter divided dividend division dollars equal EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE expressed factors farthings feet long figure foot gallons given number greatest common divisor Hence hogshead hundred hundredths improper fraction inches integers last term length measure miles mills minuend mixed number months multiplicand multiply NOTE number of terms OPERATION oranges paid payment pence pieces pound proper fraction proportion quantity quarts Questions quotient rate per cent ratio receive Reduce remainder right hand rule septillions shillings side sold solid feet SOLUTION square root subtraction subtrahend tens tenths third thousandths tion units weight whole number write yards
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Page 136 - Thirty days hath September, April. June, and November; All the rest have thirty.one, Save February, which alone Hath twenty.eight; and one day more We add to it one year in four.
Page 262 - 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 135 - Time. 60 seconds (S.) make 1 minute, marked M. 60 minutes, 1 hour, h. 24 hours, 1 day, d. 7 days, . 1 week, w. 4 weeks, 1 month, mo. 13 months, 1 day and 6 hours, 1 Julian year, yr. Thirty days hath September, April, June and November ; February twenty-eight alone, all the rest have thirtyone.
Page 282 - The product of the sum and difference of two numbers is equal to the difference of their squares.
Page 18 - From the remarks and illustrations now given, we deduce the following RULE. I. Write down the numbers, the less under the greater, placing units under units, tens under tens, &c., and draw a line under them. II. Beginning with units, take successively each figure in the lower number from the figure over it, and write the remainder directly below.
Page 137 - TABLE. 60 seconds (") - make - 1 minute, - marked - ' 60 minutes ----- 1 degree, - - - - - ° 30 degrees ,----- 1 sign, ------ s. 12 signs, or 360 degrees, - 1 circle of the zodiac. Note. Every circle, whether great or small, is divisible into 360 equal parts, called degrees. 71. Reduce 9s. 13° 25
Page 134 - TABLE. 2 pints (pts.) make - 1 quart, - marked - qt. 8 quarts 1 peck, pk. 4 pecks ----- 1 bushel, ----- bu. 36 bushels 1 chaldron, - - - - ch Note.
Page 50 - Multiply the last remainder by the first divisor, and to the product add the first remainder ; the sum will be the true remainder.
Page 268 - The extremes and the number of terms being given, to find the sum of all the terms. 1.
Page 35 - Two men depart from the same place, and travel in opposite directions, one at the rate of...