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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... terms are always given in subtraction ? A. Two are given , to find a third , which is the answer . Q. How are these terms distinguished ? A. The first , or larger number , is called the minuend : the second , or smaller number , is ...
... terms are always given in subtraction ? A. Two are given , to find a third , which is the answer . Q. How are these terms distinguished ? A. The first , or larger number , is called the minuend : the second , or smaller number , is ...
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... terms are always given in multiplication ? A. Two are always given to find a third . Q. How are these terms distinguished ... term sought . Thus , 12 multiplied by 4 are 48. Now if 12 were set down 4 times and added together , the amount ...
... terms are always given in multiplication ? A. Two are always given to find a third . Q. How are these terms distinguished ... term sought . Thus , 12 multiplied by 4 are 48. Now if 12 were set down 4 times and added together , the amount ...
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... terms are always given to find a third . Q. What are these terms called ? A. The first term , or number to be divided , is called the dividend ; the second term , or number to divide by , is called the divisor ; the third term , or ...
... terms are always given to find a third . Q. What are these terms called ? A. The first term , or number to be divided , is called the dividend ; the second term , or number to divide by , is called the divisor ; the third term , or ...
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... term called a Fraction . Q. How is a fraction expressed , or written ? A. By two figures , one placed above the other , with a line drawn between them , thus : represents one half : represents one third : represents two thirds , & c . Q ...
... term called a Fraction . Q. How is a fraction expressed , or written ? A. By two figures , one placed above the other , with a line drawn between them , thus : represents one half : represents one third : represents two thirds , & c . Q ...
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... term by the denominator of its own frac- tion , and add in the numerator : multiply these products to- gether and make this last product a dividend : then multiply the denominators of the two fractions together and make their product a ...
... term by the denominator of its own frac- tion , and add in the numerator : multiply these products to- gether and make this last product a dividend : then multiply the denominators of the two fractions together and make their product a ...
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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.