A Treatise on Arithmetic, Combining Analysis and Synthesis: Adapted to the Best Mode of Instruction in Common Schools and Academies |
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... consists of three figures by the English , of six . The French method is most convenient and principally used in this country . 19. By the French method the first or right - hand period con- tains units , tens and hundreds and is called ...
... consists of three figures by the English , of six . The French method is most convenient and principally used in this country . 19. By the French method the first or right - hand period con- tains units , tens and hundreds and is called ...
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... consists in adding up long columns of figures , and the learner should not rest satisfied till he can readily sum up such columns with unerring accuracy . Ex . 11 . 24864 12 . 88695 13 . 50000 14 . 44444 11608 4 4 3 47 25000 38020 93040 ...
... consists in adding up long columns of figures , and the learner should not rest satisfied till he can readily sum up such columns with unerring accuracy . Ex . 11 . 24864 12 . 88695 13 . 50000 14 . 44444 11608 4 4 3 47 25000 38020 93040 ...
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... consists of four distinct steps , viz . , first , to seek a quotient figure ; second , multiply ; third , subtract ; and , fourth , form a new partial dividend by annexing the next figure of the dividend to the remainder . NOTE 2 . - If ...
... consists of four distinct steps , viz . , first , to seek a quotient figure ; second , multiply ; third , subtract ; and , fourth , form a new partial dividend by annexing the next figure of the dividend to the remainder . NOTE 2 . - If ...
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... consists of but one kind or denomi- nation ; thus , 3 , 15 , 8 books , 4 men , 7 apples , etc. are simple numbers . NOTE . - All operations in the preceding pages are upon simple numbers . 64. A Compound Number is composed of two or ...
... consists of but one kind or denomi- nation ; thus , 3 , 15 , 8 books , 4 men , 7 apples , etc. are simple numbers . NOTE . - All operations in the preceding pages are upon simple numbers . 64. A Compound Number is composed of two or ...
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... consists in changing numbers from a higher to a lower denomination . 86. Reduction Ascending is changing numbers from a lower to a higher denomination . 87. REDUCTION DESCENDING is performed by multiplica- tion ; thus , to reduce 15 ...
... consists in changing numbers from a higher to a lower denomination . 86. Reduction Ascending is changing numbers from a lower to a higher denomination . 87. REDUCTION DESCENDING is performed by multiplica- tion ; thus , to reduce 15 ...
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2d Principal acres altitude amount angle annex annuity arithmetical arithmetical series base Bought breadth bushels cent ciphers circle circumference common difference compound interest cost cube root cubic debt decimal fraction decimal places diameter Divide dividend divisible dollars dominical letter equal equated example feet long figure frustum gain gallons given number greatest common measure Hence hundred inches insured interest of $1 least common multiple length lower denomination marked price miles minuend months multiplicand Multiply NOTE number of terms OPERATION oxen payable payment plane polygon pound present worth PROB proportion quotient radius ratio Reduce remainder repetend rods RULE RULE.-Divide RULE.-Multiply separatrix Sept side simple slant height sold solid sphere square root subtract subtrahend surface thick thousandths trial divisor triangle Troy weight units vulgar fraction weight whole number wide yards
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Page 26 - The number to be divided is called the dividend. The number by which we divide is called the divisor.
Page 76 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction, — RULE : Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, to the product add the numerator, and write the result over the denominator.
Page 43 - DRY MEASURE 2 pints (pt.) = 1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts =1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu...
Page 80 - Therefore, multiplying both terms of a fraction by the same number does not alter its value.
Page 210 - The square root of a number is one of its two equal factors.
Page 223 - The square described on the hypothenuse of a rightangled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares described on the other two sides.
Page 141 - RULE. Divide the given interest by the interest of the principal, for the given time, at 1 per cent., and the quotient will be the rate.
Page 51 - The least common multiple of two or more numbers is the least number that is exactly divisible by each of them.
Page 33 - To divide by 10, 100, &c., we simply cut off as many figures from the right of the dividend as there are ciphers in the divisor.
Page 75 - To reduce an improper fraction to a whole or mixed number, — RULE : Divide the numerator by the denominator ; the quotient will be the whole or mixed number.