Practical Arithmetic: Uniting the Inductive with the Synthetic Mode of Instruction : for Schools and Academies |
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... figures and cubical blocks . 10. The work contains much valuable information respecting business transactions and matters of science , not found in other school Arithmetics . * Nearly twelve years had elapsed after the Government ...
... figures and cubical blocks . 10. The work contains much valuable information respecting business transactions and matters of science , not found in other school Arithmetics . * Nearly twelve years had elapsed after the Government ...
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... figure in the lower number is smaller than the Agure above it , - $ 8 41 41 *** When a figure in the lower number is larger than that above it , 43 Illustration of the principle of borrowing , 44 45 General Rule , SECTION IV ...
... figure in the lower number is smaller than the Agure above it , - $ 8 41 41 *** When a figure in the lower number is larger than that above it , 43 Illustration of the principle of borrowing , 44 45 General Rule , SECTION IV ...
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... figures . Note . The questions on the observations may be omitted , by beginners , till review , if deemed advisable by the Teacher . ΝΟΤΑΤΙΟΝ . 4. NOTATION is the art of expressing numbers by letters or figures . There are two methods ...
... figures . Note . The questions on the observations may be omitted , by beginners , till review , if deemed advisable by the Teacher . ΝΟΤΑΤΙΟΝ . 4. NOTATION is the art of expressing numbers by letters or figures . There are two methods ...
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... figures , it increases their value . It may therefore be regarded as an auxiliary digit , whose office , it will be seen hereafter , is as important as that of any other figure in the system . QUEST . - Obs . What is the effect of ...
... figures , it increases their value . It may therefore be regarded as an auxiliary digit , whose office , it will be seen hereafter , is as important as that of any other figure in the system . QUEST . - Obs . What is the effect of ...
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... figure in the Arabic notation . All numbers larger than nine are expressed by combining together two or more of these ten figures , and assigning dif- ferent values to them , according to the different places which they occupy . For ...
... figure in the Arabic notation . All numbers larger than nine are expressed by combining together two or more of these ten figures , and assigning dif- ferent values to them , according to the different places which they occupy . For ...
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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
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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.