Practical Arithmetic: Uniting the Inductive with the Synthetic Mode of Instruction : for Schools and Academies |
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... hand , will show at once how many are right . The ex- planation of the process may now be made . Another method is to let the class exchange slates with each other , and when an answer is decided to be right or wrong , let every one ...
... hand , will show at once how many are right . The ex- planation of the process may now be made . Another method is to let the class exchange slates with each other , and when an answer is decided to be right or wrong , let every one ...
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... hand place , the figure 1 denotes a single thing or one , which is called a unit of the first order , or simply a unit . So the other digits , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , & c . , standing alone or in the right hand place , denote single things or ...
... hand place , the figure 1 denotes a single thing or one , which is called a unit of the first order , or simply a unit . So the other digits , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , & c . , standing alone or in the right hand place , denote single things or ...
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... hand place . The local value of a figure is the increased value which it expresses , when it has other figures placed on its right . Hence , QUEST - What do they denote when standing in the third place ? What are hundreds called ? When ...
... hand place . The local value of a figure is the increased value which it expresses , when it has other figures placed on its right . Hence , QUEST - What do they denote when standing in the third place ? What are hundreds called ? When ...
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... hand . What occupies the first place on the right ? The second place ? The third ? Fourth ? Sixth ? Seventh ? Eighth ? Ninth ? Tenth , & c . ? Fifth ? 12. The different orders of numbers are divided into periods ARTS . 9-11 . ] 19 ...
... hand . What occupies the first place on the right ? The second place ? The third ? Fourth ? Sixth ? Seventh ? Eighth ? Ninth ? Tenth , & c . ? Fifth ? 12. The different orders of numbers are divided into periods ARTS . 9-11 . ] 19 ...
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... hand . The first period on the right , is called units ' period , because it is occupied by units , tens of units ... hand , read the figures of every period as though it stood alone , and to the last figure of each , add the name of the ...
... hand . The first period on the right , is called units ' period , because it is occupied by units , tens of units ... hand , read the figures of every period as though it stood alone , and to the last figure of each , add the name of the ...
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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.