Practical Arithmetic: Uniting the Inductive with the Synthetic Mode of Instruction : for Schools and Academies |
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... received . The circu- lation has far exceeded his most sanguine expectations , and it is hoped the present edition will be found worthy of continued favor . NEW YORK , March 4th , 1853 J. B. THOMSON . A KEY to this edition of the ...
... received . The circu- lation has far exceeded his most sanguine expectations , and it is hoped the present edition will be found worthy of continued favor . NEW YORK , March 4th , 1853 J. B. THOMSON . A KEY to this edition of the ...
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... receives but little or no discipline from the study , and is unfit to be trusted with busi- ness calculations . What though he comes to the recitation with an occasional wrong answer ; it were better to solve one question ...
... receives but little or no discipline from the study , and is unfit to be trusted with busi- ness calculations . What though he comes to the recitation with an occasional wrong answer ; it were better to solve one question ...
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... receives a rent of 150 dollars , for the second 175 , and for the third 225 dollars . What is the sum of all his rents ? 8. A shopkeeper commenced business with 1530 dollars ; the first year he gained 950 dollars , the second ; 867 ...
... receives a rent of 150 dollars , for the second 175 , and for the third 225 dollars . What is the sum of all his rents ? 8. A shopkeeper commenced business with 1530 dollars ; the first year he gained 950 dollars , the second ; 867 ...
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... received the following donations : 425 dollars , 315 dollars , 510 dollars , 538 dollars , and 376 dollars . How much did he receive in all ? 12. In a certain school there are three departments ; the first contains 768 scholars , the ...
... received the following donations : 425 dollars , 315 dollars , 510 dollars , 538 dollars , and 376 dollars . How much did he receive in all ? 12. In a certain school there are three departments ; the first contains 768 scholars , the ...
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... received 975 dollars , for another 763 dollars , and for the third 586 dollars . What did the whole amount to ? 25. A gentleman purchased a store for 4500 dollars , and paid 75 dollars for repairs , and 150 dollars for having it en ...
... received 975 dollars , for another 763 dollars , and for the third 586 dollars . What did the whole amount to ? 25. A gentleman purchased a store for 4500 dollars , and paid 75 dollars for repairs , and 150 dollars for having it en ...
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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.