A Treatise on Arithmetic, Combining Analysis and Synthesis: Adapted to the Best Mode of Instruction in Common Schools and Academies |
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... hundred , five hundred , one thousand , are sometimes used to express numbers . 6. The sign of dollars is written thus , $ ; e . g . $ 2 represents two dollars ; $ 10 , ten dollars , etc. 7. The sign of equality , = , signifies that the ...
... hundred , five hundred , one thousand , are sometimes used to express numbers . 6. The sign of dollars is written thus , $ ; e . g . $ 2 represents two dollars ; $ 10 , ten dollars , etc. 7. The sign of equality , = , signifies that the ...
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... hundreds . The former of these values is the inherent or simple value , and the latter is the local or place value . 16. The value of a figure is made ten fold by removing it one place towards the left ; a hundred fold by removing it ...
... hundreds . The former of these values is the inherent or simple value , and the latter is the local or place value . 16. The value of a figure is made ten fold by removing it one place towards the left ; a hundred fold by removing it ...
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... hundred and forty trillions , seven hundred and six billions , four hundred and seventy - six millions , one thousand , eight hun- dred and forty - three . 21. The table can be extended to any number of places , adopting a new name for ...
... hundred and forty trillions , seven hundred and six billions , four hundred and seventy - six millions , one thousand , eight hun- dred and forty - three . 21. The table can be extended to any number of places , adopting a new name for ...
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... hundred ninety - eight thousand , six hundred and fifty - four billions ; eight hundred seventy - four thousand , six hundred and seventy - eight millions ; nine hundred sixty - four thousand and twenty - eight . 25. The names of the ...
... hundred ninety - eight thousand , six hundred and fifty - four billions ; eight hundred seventy - four thousand , six hundred and seventy - eight millions ; nine hundred sixty - four thousand and twenty - eight . 25. The names of the ...
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... hundred and forty - seven thousand , nine hundred and ninety - nine . 28. Express the following numbers in figures by the English notation : - 1. Fourteen billions ; three hundred fifty - six thousand , two hundred and fifty - seven ...
... hundred and forty - seven thousand , nine hundred and ninety - nine . 28. Express the following numbers in figures by the English notation : - 1. Fourteen billions ; three hundred fifty - six thousand , two hundred and fifty - seven ...
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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.