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... amount . RULE . Set the given numbers under each other , with units under units , tens under tens , hundreds under hundreds , & c . Then draw a line under the lowest number , and begin at the units or right hand column , add all the ...
... amount . RULE . Set the given numbers under each other , with units under units , tens under tens , hundreds under hundreds , & c . Then draw a line under the lowest number , and begin at the units or right hand column , add all the ...
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... amount . Twice five and twenty added to seventy are how many ? Prob . 1 Resulting from the preceding rule . Having the difference of two numbers , and the least given to find the larger . RULE . Add them together . EXAMPLES . 1. The ...
... amount . Twice five and twenty added to seventy are how many ? Prob . 1 Resulting from the preceding rule . Having the difference of two numbers , and the least given to find the larger . RULE . Add them together . EXAMPLES . 1. The ...
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... amount directly under the other points . EXAMPLES . 1. Bought 1 barrel of flour for $ 5.25 , 8 pounds of coffee for $ 1.50 , 4 pounds of sugar for 40 cents , and 6 pounds of cheese for 48 cents . Operation . $ 5.25 cents 1.50 66 .40 66 ...
... amount directly under the other points . EXAMPLES . 1. Bought 1 barrel of flour for $ 5.25 , 8 pounds of coffee for $ 1.50 , 4 pounds of sugar for 40 cents , and 6 pounds of cheese for 48 cents . Operation . $ 5.25 cents 1.50 66 .40 66 ...
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... amount of the next higher denomination , setting down the remainder under the column added , and carry the quo- tient to the next superior denomination , continuing the same to the last , which add as in Simple Addition . PROOF - As in ...
... amount of the next higher denomination , setting down the remainder under the column added , and carry the quo- tient to the next superior denomination , continuing the same to the last , which add as in Simple Addition . PROOF - As in ...
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... amount of like kind . RULE . Place the smaller quantity under the larger , so that the same denominations shall be under each other ; then begin on the right hand , and subtract the lower quantity from the quantity above it , and set ...
... amount of like kind . RULE . Place the smaller quantity under the larger , so that the same denominations shall be under each other ; then begin on the right hand , and subtract the lower quantity from the quantity above it , and set ...
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Page 121 - RULE. Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators for a new denominator: then reduce the new fraction to its lowest terms.
Page 111 - Operations with Fractions A) To change a mixed number to an improper fraction, simply multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction and add the numerator.
Page 115 - To reduce any given quantity to the fraction of any greater denomination of the same kind. RULE. — Reduce the given quantity to the lowest term mentioned for a.
Page 113 - Page 70, find the least common multiple of all the denominators of the given fractions, and it will be the common denominator required.
Page 43 - OF TIME. 60 Seconds = 1 Minute 60 Minutes =± 1 Hour 24 Hours = 1 Day 7 Days = 1 Week 28 Days = 1 Lunar Month...
Page 153 - Hence, when the extremes and number of terms are given, to find the common difference, — Divide the difference of the extremes by the number of terms, less 1, and the quotient will be the common difference.
Page 165 - Or for a certain number of years, or forever. When the debtor keeps the annuity in his own hands, beyond the time of payment, it is said to be in arrears. 'The sum of all the annuities for the time they have been forborne, together with the interest due on each, is called the amount.
Page 48 - Scale: 4 farthings (far.) = 1 penny (d.); 12 pence = 1 shilling (s.) ; 20 shillings — 1 pound (£). 156.
Page 154 - There are five things in arithmetical progression, any three of which being given, the other two may be found : — 1st. The first term. 2d. The last term. 3d. The number of terms. 4th. The common difference. 5th. The sum of all the terms.
Page 112 - Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators for a new denominator; and they will form the fraction required.