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... taken to adapt the work to the wants of the business community ; yet the science of numbers has not been forgotten , but the defi- nitions and manner of discussion have been designed to prepare the pupil to enter upon the study of ...
... taken to adapt the work to the wants of the business community ; yet the science of numbers has not been forgotten , but the defi- nitions and manner of discussion have been designed to prepare the pupil to enter upon the study of ...
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... taken from the number before it ; thus , 7 4 : = 3 , i . e . seven minus four , or seven diminished by four , equals three . 10. The sign of multiplication , X , signifies that the two numbers between which it stands are to be ...
... taken from the number before it ; thus , 7 4 : = 3 , i . e . seven minus four , or seven diminished by four , equals three . 10. The sign of multiplication , X , signifies that the two numbers between which it stands are to be ...
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... taken from that which follows it and the remainder to be added to that which precedes it ; as , XIV = 14 , CXL = = 140 , etc. EXERCISES IN ROMAN NOTATION . 30. Express the following numbers by letters : - 1. Twelve . Ans . XII . Ans . 2 ...
... taken from that which follows it and the remainder to be added to that which precedes it ; as , XIV = 14 , CXL = = 140 , etc. EXERCISES IN ROMAN NOTATION . 30. Express the following numbers by letters : - 1. Twelve . Ans . XII . Ans . 2 ...
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... taken from 13 units will leave 6 units . Now as one of the 8 tens has been put with the 3 units , there will remain but 7 tens and we may take the 5 tens from 7 tens ; or , following the rule , we may add one ten to the 5 tens and take ...
... taken from 13 units will leave 6 units . Now as one of the 8 tens has been put with the 3 units , there will remain but 7 tens and we may take the 5 tens from 7 tens ; or , following the rule , we may add one ten to the 5 tens and take ...
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... taken from 687945 , leaves 87640 ? 32. From seventy - six millions and thirty - two , take fourteen thousand three hundred and seventy - eight . 33. The sum of two numbers is 5769842 ; the greater number is 4839842. What is the less ...
... taken from 687945 , leaves 87640 ? 32. From seventy - six millions and thirty - two , take fourteen thousand three hundred and seventy - eight . 33. The sum of two numbers is 5769842 ; the greater number is 4839842. What is the less ...
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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.