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... , from the Latin multiplico , ( multus , many , and plico , to fold , ) to fold many times . t Factor , from the Latin facio , to make , to produce . products will be the true product . Similar reasoning applies 20 MULTIPLICATION .
... , from the Latin multiplico , ( multus , many , and plico , to fold , ) to fold many times . t Factor , from the Latin facio , to make , to produce . products will be the true product . Similar reasoning applies 20 MULTIPLICATION .
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... Similar reasoning applies however many figures there may be in the multiplier . 40. From these examples we derive the following RULE . - 1 . Set the multiplier under the multiplicand and draw a line beneath . 2 : Beginning at the right ...
... Similar reasoning applies however many figures there may be in the multiplier . 40. From these examples we derive the following RULE . - 1 . Set the multiplier under the multiplicand and draw a line beneath . 2 : Beginning at the right ...
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... similar number , multiply by the significant figures and to the product annex as many ciphers as there are ciphers at the right of the significant figures of the multiplier . Ex . 41. Multiply 756 by 30 . OPERATION . MULTIPLICATION . 23.
... similar number , multiply by the significant figures and to the product annex as many ciphers as there are ciphers at the right of the significant figures of the multiplier . Ex . 41. Multiply 756 by 30 . OPERATION . MULTIPLICATION . 23.
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... similar number , cut off as many figures from the right of the dividend as there are ciphers at the right of the significant figures of the divisor , and then divide the remaining figures of the dividend by the significant figures of ...
... similar number , cut off as many figures from the right of the dividend as there are ciphers at the right of the significant figures of the divisor , and then divide the remaining figures of the dividend by the significant figures of ...
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... SIMILAR quantities and constitute a compound number ; but 2 weeks , 3 miles and 6 quarts are UNLIKE IN THEIR NATURE and do NOT constitute a compound number . 65. The first division of each of the following tables should now be ...
... SIMILAR quantities and constitute a compound number ; but 2 weeks , 3 miles and 6 quarts are UNLIKE IN THEIR NATURE and do NOT constitute a compound number . 65. The first division of each of the following tables should now be ...
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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.