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... dividend . To find the ratio of a fraction and a whole number , or of two fractions . XXIV . To divide a whole number by a fraction , or a fraction by a fraction ; a part of a number being given to find the whole . This is on the same ...
... dividend . To find the ratio of a fraction and a whole number , or of two fractions . XXIV . To divide a whole number by a fraction , or a fraction by a fraction ; a part of a number being given to find the whole . This is on the same ...
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... dividend ? 160. Two men , B and C , bought a barrel of flour together . B paid 5 dollars and C 3 dollars ; what part of the whole price did each pay ? What part of the flour ought each to have ? 161. Two men , C and D , bought a ...
... dividend ? 160. Two men , B and C , bought a barrel of flour together . B paid 5 dollars and C 3 dollars ; what part of the whole price did each pay ? What part of the flour ought each to have ? 161. Two men , C and D , bought a ...
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... dividend ; for the question is to see how many times the divisor must be taken to make the dividend , orin othe words to see what the divisor must be mul- tiplied by to produce the dividend . It is evident also , that if the dividend be ...
... dividend ; for the question is to see how many times the divisor must be taken to make the dividend , orin othe words to see what the divisor must be mul- tiplied by to produce the dividend . It is evident also , that if the dividend be ...
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... dividend . If we separate 57 into two parts it will appear more easy . 57 30+ 27 We know by the table of Pythagoras that 3 is con- tained in 30 ten times , and in 27 nine times , conse- quently it is contained in 57 nineteen times , and ...
... dividend . If we separate 57 into two parts it will appear more easy . 57 30+ 27 We know by the table of Pythagoras that 3 is con- tained in 30 ten times , and in 27 nine times , conse- quently it is contained in 57 nineteen times , and ...
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... Dividend 126 ( 7 Divisor 70 10 56 8 56 - 18 quotient I observe that 7 cannot be contained 100 times in 126 , I therefore call the two first figures on the left 12 tens or 120 , rejecting the 6 for . the present . 7 is contained more ...
... Dividend 126 ( 7 Divisor 70 10 56 8 56 - 18 quotient I observe that 7 cannot be contained 100 times in 126 , I therefore call the two first figures on the left 12 tens or 120 , rejecting the 6 for . the present . 7 is contained more ...
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25 dollars acres added annex answer Avoirdupois barrels of cider barrels of flour brandy broadcloth bushels of corn called cloth cost common denominator common divisors common fraction contained divided division dollars a barrel dolls duodecillions eight equal expressed farthings feet long figure Find the value five four gain gallons of wine greatest common divisor hogshead hundredths improper fraction inches long inches thick inches wide interest least common denominator least common multiple load lowest terms manner merchant bought merchant sold miles mixed number molasses months multiplicand Multiply nine Note Operation partial dividend pence performed pounds quotient reduced remainder rods seven shillings sold a quantity square feet square inches subtraction sugar tens tenths third thousand thousandths tons twenty units whole number worth write written yard cost yards of cloth zeros
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Page 26 - ENGLISH MONEY. 4 farthings (qr.) make 1 penny, marked d. 12 pence 1 shilling s. 20 shillings 1 pound £ 21 shillings 1 guinea.
Page 199 - By examining the above examples, it will be found that this purpose is effected, by multiplying the numerator of the dividend, by the denominator of the divisor, and the denominator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor.
Page 8 - What cost 794 barrels of flour at 9 dollars a barrel ? 11. There is an orchard consisting of 9 rows of trees, and there are 57 trees in each row. How many trees are there in the orchard. 12. A man bought 8 pieces of cloth, each piece containing 38 yards, at 7 dollars a yard. How many yards were there, and what did he give for the whole ? 13.
Page 85 - A pile of wood 8 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 4 feet high, or in any other form containing an equal quantity, ii nailed a cord of wood.
Page 15 - A at the rate of 38 miles in a day, and B at the rate of 42 miles a day. How far apart will they be at the end of the first day ? How far at the end of 15 days ! 9.
Page ii - District Clerk's Office. BE IT REMEMBERED, That on the seventh day of May, AD 1828, in the fifty-second year of the Independence of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SG Goodrich, of the said District, has deposited in this office the...
Page 17 - AVOIRDUPOIS WEIGHT. 16 drams (dr.) make 1 ounce, marked oz. 16 ounces 1 pound Ib. 28 pounds 1 quarter qr. 4 quarters 1 hundred weight cwt. 20 hundred weight 1 ton T.
Page 186 - It appears from the above reasoning, that if both the numerator and denominator of any fraction be multiplied by the same number, the value of the fraction will remain the same.
Page 14 - ... 5. If 70 men can do a piece of work in 83 days, how many men will it take to do it in one day ? 6.
Page 213 - It is evident from what we have seen in adding and subtracting decimals, that in this case there must be as many decimal places in the product, as there are in the multiplicand. It may perhaps be more satisfactory if we analyze it.