Practical Mercantile Arithmetic: In which the Theory and Practice of Arithmetic are Familiarly Explained and Illustrated, by a Great Variety of Mercantile, Mechanical and Mathematical Problems |
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... dividend . Q. If any thing be left , after dividing , what is that called ? A. It is called the remainder , and must always be less than the divisor , and is always of the same denomination of the dividend . Q. What is to be understood ...
... dividend . Q. If any thing be left , after dividing , what is that called ? A. It is called the remainder , and must always be less than the divisor , and is always of the same denomination of the dividend . Q. What is to be understood ...
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... dividend ; then divide this sum as before , and thus continue until you have divided all the figures of the dividend . Q. How do you prove short division ? A. Multiply the quotient by the divisor , and add in the re- mainder , and if ...
... dividend ; then divide this sum as before , and thus continue until you have divided all the figures of the dividend . Q. How do you prove short division ? A. Multiply the quotient by the divisor , and add in the re- mainder , and if ...
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... dividend which you use , then subtract it therefrom , and to the right hand of the remainder bring down the next figure of the dividend ; thus continue to seek , multiply , subtract and bring down , until you have used all the figures ...
... dividend which you use , then subtract it therefrom , and to the right hand of the remainder bring down the next figure of the dividend ; thus continue to seek , multiply , subtract and bring down , until you have used all the figures ...
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... dividend ; then divide the remain- ing part of the dividend , by the significant figures of the divi- sor , as before taught , and to the remainder annex the figures which were cut off from the dividend , and you will have the same ...
... dividend ; then divide the remain- ing part of the dividend , by the significant figures of the divi- sor , as before taught , and to the remainder annex the figures which were cut off from the dividend , and you will have the same ...
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... dividend , and they will constitute the remainder . EXAMPLES . 1. Divisor 14600 ) 37548659732 ( Quotient x2 + Remainder . 5143784 Ans . 2. Divisor 375000 ) 7849345678 ( Quot . x2 + Rem . 262540 Ans . 3. Divisor 433000 ) 53729614529 ...
... dividend , and they will constitute the remainder . EXAMPLES . 1. Divisor 14600 ) 37548659732 ( Quotient x2 + Remainder . 5143784 Ans . 2. Divisor 375000 ) 7849345678 ( Quot . x2 + Rem . 262540 Ans . 3. Divisor 433000 ) 53729614529 ...
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Page 67 - Time. 60 seconds (S.) make 1 minute, marked M. 60 minutes, 1 hour, h. 24 hours, 1 day, d. 7 days, . 1 week, w. 4 weeks, 1 month, mo. 13 months, 1 day and 6 hours, 1 Julian year, yr.
Page 65 - Measure. 3 barley corns (bc) make 1 inch, marked in. 12 inches, 1 foot, ft. . 3 feet, 1 yard, yd. 5J yards, 1 rod, pole, or perch, rd.
Page 217 - Divide the difference of the extremes by the number of terms, less 1, and the quotient will be the common difference.
Page 65 - TABLE. 4 gills (gi.) - make - - 1 pint, marked pt. 2 pints ------- 1 quart, - - - qt. 4 quarts ------ 1 gallon, - - - gal.
Page 178 - Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators together for a new denominator.
Page 66 - TABLE. 60 seconds" make 1 minute, marked '. 60 minutes • 1 degree, °. 30 degrees - 1 sign, s. 12 signs or 360° 1 circle, c.
Page 208 - ... it therefrom, 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 208 - Multiply the square of the quotient by 300, calling it the triple square, and the quotient by 30, calling it the triple quotient, and the sum of these call the divisor. &. Seek how often the divisor may be had in the dividend, and place the result in the quotient.
Page 111 - Multiply the second and third terms together, and divide their product by the first term , the quotient will be the answer...
Page 216 - Any three of the five following things being given, the other two may be easily found. 1. The first term. 2. The last term. 3. The number of terms. 4. The common difference.