The Youth's Assistant in Theoretic and Practical Arithmetic, : Designed for the Use of Schools in the United States |
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... write . The method of writing the num- bers from one to one hundred is as follows : One is written Fourteen 14 Twenty seven · 27 Two 2 Fifteen 15 Twenty eight 28 Three 3 Sixteen 16 Twenty nine 29 Four Seventeen 17 Thirty - 30 Five ...
... write . The method of writing the num- bers from one to one hundred is as follows : One is written Fourteen 14 Twenty seven · 27 Two 2 Fifteen 15 Twenty eight 28 Three 3 Sixteen 16 Twenty nine 29 Four Seventeen 17 Thirty - 30 Five ...
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... writing fractions in words has led to the invention of an abridged method of expressing them by figures . One half is written , one third , } , two thirds , , & c . The figure below the line shows the number of parts into which the ...
... writing fractions in words has led to the invention of an abridged method of expressing them by figures . One half is written , one third , } , two thirds , , & c . The figure below the line shows the number of parts into which the ...
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... writing fractions from dictation , upon slates , oi a black board . In this way they may be very soon taught to express ' correctly , and with fa- cility any fraction proposed . Note - The numerator is sometimes written before the ...
... writing fractions from dictation , upon slates , oi a black board . In this way they may be very soon taught to express ' correctly , and with fa- cility any fraction proposed . Note - The numerator is sometimes written before the ...
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... writing the number to be divided over the one by which it is to be divided , with a line between in the form of a vulgar fraction . Thus 2 ) 6 ( 3 , and 6 ÷ 2 = 3 , and £ = 3 , all signify the same thing , namely , that 2 is contained ...
... writing the number to be divided over the one by which it is to be divided , with a line between in the form of a vulgar fraction . Thus 2 ) 6 ( 3 , and 6 ÷ 2 = 3 , and £ = 3 , all signify the same thing , namely , that 2 is contained ...
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... Write division 34 by 4 ? what would the them down . 2. How would you signify the answer , or quotient be ?. 9. How would you express the division of 12 by 4 , according to division of 1 $ among 5 men ? how the first method ? the 2d ...
... Write division 34 by 4 ? what would the them down . 2. How would you signify the answer , or quotient be ?. 9. How would you express the division of 12 by 4 , according to division of 1 $ among 5 men ? how the first method ? the 2d ...
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acres amount angle apples Arithmetic beans remain boys bushels called ciphers circumference cloth cost common denominator common divisor compound compound interest contained cows cube root decimal denoted diameter divide dividend division dollars dolls dry measure equal expressed feet figure five beans foot four beans gain gallon given number greatest common divisor half Hence hundred hundredths inches interest lars least common multiple left hand lemons length measure meration method miles minuend months multiplicand multiply nine payment pence piece pound principal proper fraction proportion quantity quarter quarts QUESTIONS FOR PRACTICE quotient ratio Reduce right hand rods RULE RULE.-Divide RULE.-Multiply shillings side six beans sixth solid square root subtract tens tenths third three beans TROY WEIGHT units vulgar fraction weeks weight whole number worth write yards of cloth
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