Practical Arithmetic: In Four Books ... Extracted from the Large and Entire Treatise, and Adapted to the Commerce of Ireland as Well as that of Great Britain ... |
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... dividing " the scholars into forms , in the same manner as in " teaching languages , the whole may be divided into five , " six or more classes ; ten of the pupils , for instance " may be in Multiplication , six in the Rule of Three ...
... dividing " the scholars into forms , in the same manner as in " teaching languages , the whole may be divided into five , " six or more classes ; ten of the pupils , for instance " may be in Multiplication , six in the Rule of Three ...
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... Divide it into Periods by prefixing a point to every sixth figure ; then read every period alike , subjoining to each the name of the place of its lowest figure , which may be known from the second table preceding . B 3 Example , * A ...
... Divide it into Periods by prefixing a point to every sixth figure ; then read every period alike , subjoining to each the name of the place of its lowest figure , which may be known from the second table preceding . B 3 Example , * A ...
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... divides is called the Divisor . The number which is to be divided is called the Divi- dend . And the number found by dividing the greater by the less is called the Quotient . Case I. When the divisor is a single figure , and the ...
... divides is called the Divisor . The number which is to be divided is called the Divi- dend . And the number found by dividing the greater by the less is called the Quotient . Case I. When the divisor is a single figure , and the ...
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... divide in like manner as in last section , and place the quotient figure to the right hand of that first found . 3. Proceed in the like manner from figure to figure , till the figures of the dividend be taken down successively one by ...
... divide in like manner as in last section , and place the quotient figure to the right hand of that first found . 3. Proceed in the like manner from figure to figure , till the figures of the dividend be taken down successively one by ...
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... divide ; Next figure put by the remainder's side : Repeat the process , until one by one , The figures of the dividend are gone . 2. How shall I know when the quotient figure is truly found ? A. When the product of the said figure and ...
... divide ; Next figure put by the remainder's side : Repeat the process , until one by one , The figures of the dividend are gone . 2. How shall I know when the quotient figure is truly found ? A. When the product of the said figure and ...
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Page 137 - Upon this, they called a truce, and agreed that the £ of the whole, left by A at first, should be equally divided among them. How much of the prize, after this distribution, remained with each of the competitors ? •«»»• AVA A; jfiflflfe B; jfoflfc C; i£ff& D; 85.
Page 132 - 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 303 - In any continued geometrical progression, the product of the two extremes is equal to the product of any two means...
Page 288 - Suppose a ladder 40 feet long be so planted as to reach a window 33 feet from the ground, on one side of the street, and without moving it at the foot, will...
Page 130 - Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and divide the product by the numerator.
Page 221 - When the principal, amount, and time are given to find the rate per cent.
Page 320 - To Divide One Number by Another, Subtract the logarithm of the divisor from the logarithm of the dividend, and obtain the antilogarithm of the difference.
Page 324 - Suppose there is a mast erected, so that i of its length stands in the ground, 12 feet of it in the water, and £ of its length in the air, or above water ; 1 demand the whole length ? Anti.
Page 105 - If a man performs a journey in 5 days, when the day is 12 hours long, in how many days will he perform it when the day is but 10 hours long?* Jlns.
Page 150 - ... performed by removing the separatrix in the dividend, so many places towards the left hand as there are cyphers in the divisor.