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Page vii
... divisor of the two numbers To reduce a whole number to a fraction , having a given 33 denominator To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction To reduce an improper fraction to a whole or mixed number 355 35 36 · To reduce a ...
... divisor of the two numbers To reduce a whole number to a fraction , having a given 33 denominator To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction To reduce an improper fraction to a whole or mixed number 355 35 36 · To reduce a ...
Page ix
... divisor of two polynomials To reduce a mixed quantity to an improper fraction To reduce improper fractions to a whole or mixed quantities Multiplication of fractions 132 136 137 138 Division of fractions 140 To reduce fractions of ...
... divisor of two polynomials To reduce a mixed quantity to an improper fraction To reduce improper fractions to a whole or mixed quantities Multiplication of fractions 132 136 137 138 Division of fractions 140 To reduce fractions of ...
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... divisor , and the number of times it is contained in the dividend , is called the quotient . If the dividend does not contain the divisor an exact number of times , what remains after the division is completed , is called the remainder ...
... divisor , and the number of times it is contained in the dividend , is called the quotient . If the dividend does not contain the divisor an exact number of times , what remains after the division is completed , is called the remainder ...
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... divisor , the quotient is too small , and must be increased . EXAMPLE . Divide 937843 by 81 . Dividend . Divisor 81 ) 937843 ( 11578 quotient . 81 127 81 468 405 634 567 673 648 25 remainder . Demonstration of the Rule . - The number of ...
... divisor , the quotient is too small , and must be increased . EXAMPLE . Divide 937843 by 81 . Dividend . Divisor 81 ) 937843 ( 11578 quotient . 81 127 81 468 405 634 567 673 648 25 remainder . Demonstration of the Rule . - The number of ...
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... divisor . The highest order of units in the dividend is thou- sands , and the number might be written , 7000 + 800 + 50 + 2 . Now , 4 is contained 1000 times in 7000 , and there is a re- mainder of 3000 , in which it is contained only ...
... divisor . The highest order of units in the dividend is thou- sands , and the number might be written , 7000 + 800 + 50 + 2 . Now , 4 is contained 1000 times in 7000 , and there is a re- mainder of 3000 , in which it is contained only ...
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Page 161 - It is required to divide the number 99 into five such parts, that the first may exceed the second by 3, be less than the third by 10, greater than the fourth by 9, and less than the fifth by 16.
Page 184 - If A and B together can perform a piece of work in 8 days, A and C together in 9 days, and B and C in 10 days : how many days would it take each person to perform the same work alone ? Ans.
Page 186 - ... of the sum of the shares of the other three, the share of the second ^ of the sum of the other three, and the share of the third...
Page 70 - ... 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 63 - To divide a Decimal by 10, 100, 1000, &c., remove the decimal point as many places to the left as there are ciphers in the divisor...
Page 187 - What fraction is that, whose numerator being doubled, and denominator increased by 7, the value becomes §; but the denominator being doubled, and the numerator increased by 2, the value becomes f 1 Ans.
Page 73 - The first term of a ratio is called the antecedent, and the second term the consequent.
Page 62 - RULE. Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off as many places for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor.
Page 78 - In any proportion, the product of the means is equal to the product of the extremes.
Page 91 - If a footman travel 130 miles in 3 days, when the days are 12 hours long; in how many days, of 10 hours each, may he travel 360 miles ? Ans.