Adams's New Arithmetic: Arithmetic, in which the Principles of Operating by Numbers are Analytically Explained and Synthetically Applied : for the Use of Schools and Academies in the United States |
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... Hence it appears , that figures have a different value according to the PLACE they occupy , counting from the right hand towards the left . co Hund . w Tens . Units . Take for example the number 3 3 3 , made by the same figure three ...
... Hence it appears , that figures have a different value according to the PLACE they occupy , counting from the right hand towards the left . co Hund . w Tens . Units . Take for example the number 3 3 3 , made by the same figure three ...
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... Hence , subtraction may be proved by addition , as in the foregoing examples , and addition by subtraction . To prove subtraction , we may add the remainder to the subtrahend , and , if the work is right , the amount will be equal to ...
... Hence , subtraction may be proved by addition , as in the foregoing examples , and addition by subtraction . To prove subtraction , we may add the remainder to the subtrahend , and , if the work is right , the amount will be equal to ...
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... Hence , -Multiplication is a short way of performing many additions ; in other words , -It is the method of repeating any number any given number of times . SIGN . Two short lines , crossing each other in the form of the letter X , are ...
... Hence , -Multiplication is a short way of performing many additions ; in other words , -It is the method of repeating any number any given number of times . SIGN . Two short lines , crossing each other in the form of the letter X , are ...
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... Hence , 136 dollars , the price of 1 ton . 8 one of the component parts , or factors . 1088 dollars , the price of 8 tons . 12 the other component part , or factor . Ans . 13056 dollars , the price of 96 tons . 3. Supposing 342 men to ...
... Hence , 136 dollars , the price of 1 ton . 8 one of the component parts , or factors . 1088 dollars , the price of 8 tons . 12 the other component part , or factor . Ans . 13056 dollars , the price of 96 tons . 3. Supposing 342 men to ...
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... hence , to multiply any number by 10 , it is only necessary to write a cipher on the right hand of it . Thus , 10 times 25 are 250 ; for the 5 , which was units before is now made tens , and the 2 , which was tens before , is now made ...
... hence , to multiply any number by 10 , it is only necessary to write a cipher on the right hand of it . Thus , 10 times 25 are 250 ; for the 5 , which was units before is now made tens , and the 2 , which was tens before , is now made ...
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12 cents acres amount annexing annuity answer apples bushels called ciphers cloth cost compound interest compound numbers contained cord feet cows cube root cubic currency decimal fractions difference divided dividend division dollars Dominical letter equal evident EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE factor farthings federal money foot gain gallons given number given sum greatest common divisor Hence hogshead horse hundred hundredths improper fraction inches least common multiple length less measure merator miles mills minuend minutes mixed number months multiplicand multiply Note number of terms OPERATION oranges ounce pence pints present worth principal proportion quantity quarts quotient figure rate per cent ratio Reduce remainder right hand figure rule shillings side simple numbers sold solid feet square rods square root subtract subtrahend sugar tens thousandths units vulgar fractions weight whole number write yards of cloth