Practical Arithmetic: Uniting the Inductive with the Synthetic Mode of Instruction : for Schools and Academies |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page vii
... equal capacities and attainments as possible . If any of the class learn quicker than others , they should be allowed to take up an extra study , or be furnished with additional examples to solve , so that the whole class may advance ...
... equal capacities and attainments as possible . If any of the class learn quicker than others , they should be allowed to take up an extra study , or be furnished with additional examples to solve , so that the whole class may advance ...
Page 17
... equal to ten ones , or ten units of the first order . That is , when the 1 stands in the second place , it denotes ten times as many single things or ones , as when stand- ing in the - first , or right hand place . So the other digits ...
... equal to ten ones , or ten units of the first order . That is , when the 1 stands in the second place , it denotes ten times as many single things or ones , as when stand- ing in the - first , or right hand place . So the other digits ...
Page 18
... equal to ten tens , or ten units of the second order ; consequently its value is ten times as much as when it stood in the second place . So the other digits standing in the third place , denote hundreds or units of the third order , as ...
... equal to ten tens , or ten units of the second order ; consequently its value is ten times as much as when it stood in the second place . So the other digits standing in the third place , denote hundreds or units of the third order , as ...
Page 26
... equal to the sev- eral given numbers united together . The operation by which this number is found , is called ... equal to each other . Thus , the expression 5 + 3 = 8 , denotes that 5 added to 3 are equal to 8. It is read , “ 5 plus 3 ...
... equal to the sev- eral given numbers united together . The operation by which this number is found , is called ... equal to each other . Thus , the expression 5 + 3 = 8 , denotes that 5 added to 3 are equal to 8. It is read , “ 5 plus 3 ...
Page 28
... equal to 2 tens and 3 units , for every ten in a lower order makes one in the next higher . ( Art . 9. ) We therefore set the 14053 Ans . 3 or right hand figure under the units , and reserving the 2 or left hand figure , add it to the ...
... equal to 2 tens and 3 units , for every ten in a lower order makes one in the next higher . ( Art . 9. ) We therefore set the 14053 Ans . 3 or right hand figure under the units , and reserving the 2 or left hand figure , add it to the ...
Contents
81 | |
85 | |
88 | |
95 | |
100 | |
104 | |
112 | |
124 | |
130 | |
135 | |
136 | |
143 | |
150 | |
165 | |
172 | |
180 | |
251 | |
252 | |
260 | |
275 | |
281 | |
284 | |
294 | |
300 | |
320 | |
330 | |
339 | |
347 | |
357 | |
365 | |
375 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
amount annexed answer required bbls bushel called cancel cents a pound ciphers common denominator common fraction composite number compound fractions compound interest compound numbers contained cords of wood Cube root currency decimal denotes difference discount Divide the product dividend division dollars apiece dolls equal expressed farthings Federal Money figure fourth gain gallons gals given fractions given number greatest common divisor Hence hhds higher denomination hogshead hundred hundredths improper fractions inches insured least common multiple lower denominations measure merator merchant bought miles millionths mills mixed number months multiplicand Multiply number of days Operation ounces paid pence premium present worth principal proceed quantity quarts quotient rate per cent ratio Reduce remainder rods rule sell shillings simple fraction sold square root subtract tenths third thousandths Troy Weight units weight whole number
Popular passages
Page 314 - 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 304 - X 5'" = 20""'. Hence the RDLE. I. Write the several terms of the multiplier under the corresponding terms of the multiplicand. II. Multiply each term of the multiplicand by each term of the multiplier...
Page 322 - ... and to the remainder bring down the next period for a dividend. 3. Place the double of the root already found, on the left hand of the dividend for a divisor. 4. Seek how often the divisor is contained...
Page 317 - 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 104 - The number below the line is called the denominator, and shows into how many parts the number or thing is divided. The number above the- line is called the numerator, and shows how many parts are expressed by the fraction.
Page 71 - The number to be divided is called the dividend. The number by which we divide is called the divisor.
Page 148 - Sheets make 1 Quire. 20 Quires " 1 Ream. 2 Reams " 1 Bundle. 5 Bundles
Page 260 - ... any number divided by 9, will leave the same remainder, as the sum of its figures, or digits, divided by 9 : which may be thus demonstrated.
Page 323 - To find the side of a cube whose solidity shall be double, triple, &c., that of a cube whose side is given. Cube the given side, multiply it by the given proportion, and the cube root of the product will be the side of the cube required.
Page 292 - ... for the second term, and the other for the first. IK. Finally, multiplying the second and third terms together, divide the product by the first, and the quotient will be the answer in the same denomination as the third term.