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... divide by fractions , to add and subtract them , also to carry for them , unless perchance the examples are constructed for the occasion and with special reference to avoiding these difficulties . For the same reason Federal Money ...
... divide by fractions , to add and subtract them , also to carry for them , unless perchance the examples are constructed for the occasion and with special reference to avoiding these difficulties . For the same reason Federal Money ...
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... dividing numbers into periods of three fig- ures , was invented by the French , and is therefore called the French Numeration . The English divide numbers into periods of six figures , in the following manner : Hundreds of Thousands of ...
... dividing numbers into periods of three fig- ures , was invented by the French , and is therefore called the French Numeration . The English divide numbers into periods of six figures , in the following manner : Hundreds of Thousands of ...
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... divide 72 dollars equally among 9 beg- gars : how many dollars would each receive ? Solution . - Reasoning as before , each beggar would receive as many dollars as 9 is contained times in 72 ; and 9 is contained in 72 , 8 times . Ans ...
... divide 72 dollars equally among 9 beg- gars : how many dollars would each receive ? Solution . - Reasoning as before , each beggar would receive as many dollars as 9 is contained times in 72 ; and 9 is contained in 72 , 8 times . Ans ...
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... dividing we begin at the left hand , instead of the right , as in Addition , Subtraction , and Multiplication . The rea- son is , because there is frequently a remainder in dividing a higher order , which must necessarily be united with ...
... dividing we begin at the left hand , instead of the right , as in Addition , Subtraction , and Multiplication . The rea- son is , because there is frequently a remainder in dividing a higher order , which must necessarily be united with ...
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... divide successively each figure of the dividend by the divisor , and place each quotient figure directly under the figure divided . ( Arts . 116 , 118. Obs . 1 , 2. ) If there is a remainder after dividing any figure , prefix it to the ...
... divide successively each figure of the dividend by the divisor , and place each quotient figure directly under the figure divided . ( Arts . 116 , 118. Obs . 1 , 2. ) If there is a remainder after dividing any figure , prefix it to the ...
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acres amount Analysis annexed answer required antecedent Arithmetic avoirdupois bank discount barrels bbls bought bushels called canceling ciphers CIRCULATING DECIMALS common fraction composite number compound numbers consequently contained cost cube currency decimal figures denotes difference Divide the given dividend division dollars dolls Dry Measure duodecimals equal expressed farthings Federal Money gain gallons gals given fractions given number greatest common divisor Hence hhds hundred hundredths improper fraction insured interest of $1 least common denominator least common multiple less miles mills mixed number mixture months multiplicand Multiply number of days Operation partial product payable pence period pound premium present worth prime factors prime number principal proportion quantity quotient rate per cent ratio remainder rods shillings sold subtract thousandths Troy Troy weight units usury weight whole number yard
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Page 369 - 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 237 - ... dividend, as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor.
Page 97 - The greatest common divisor of two or more numbers, is the greatest number which will divide them without a remainder. Thus 6 is the greatest common divisor of 12, 18, 24, and 30.
Page 366 - Multiply the divisor, thus increased, by the last figure of the root; subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
Page 74 - In the same manner it may be shown, that removing two ciphers from the right of a number, divides it by 100; removing three, divides it by 1000 ; removing four, divides it by 10000, &c.
Page 204 - RULE. Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off as many places for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor.
Page 259 - If the payment be less than the interest, the surplus of interest must not be taken to augment the principal; but interest continues on the former principal until the period when the payments, taken together, exceed the interest due...
Page 314 - ... multiplying or dividing both the numerator and denominator by the same number, does not alter the value of the fraction.
Page 48 - Multiplying ly any whole number, is taking the multiplicand as many times, as there are units in the multiplier.
Page 106 - An improper fraction is one whose numerator is equal to, or greater than its denominator ; as, •f , if.