Adams's New Arithmetic: Arithmetic, in which the Principles of Operating by Numbers are Analytically Explained, and Synthetically Applied; Thus Combining the Inductive and Synthetic Mode of Instruction. Designed for the Use of Schools and Academies in the United States |
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... Divisor , how found , To divide a Fraction by a Whole Number ; two ways , To multiply a Fraction by a Whole Number ; two ways , a Whole Number by a Fraction , one Fraction by another , General Rule for the Multiplication of Fractions ...
... Divisor , how found , To divide a Fraction by a Whole Number ; two ways , To multiply a Fraction by a Whole Number ; two ways , a Whole Number by a Fraction , one Fraction by another , General Rule for the Multiplication of Fractions ...
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... divisor , and answers to one of the factors in multiplication . The result , or answer sought , is called the quotient , ( from the Latin word quoties , how many ? ) and answers to the other factor . SIGN . The sign for division is a ...
... divisor , and answers to one of the factors in multiplication . The result , or answer sought , is called the quotient , ( from the Latin word quoties , how many ? ) and answers to the other factor . SIGN . The sign for division is a ...
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... divisor . It is not evident how many times 4 is con- tained in so large a number as 856. This difficulty will be readily overcome , if we decompose this number , thus : 856800+ 40+ 16 . Beginning with the hundreds , we readily perceive ...
... divisor . It is not evident how many times 4 is con- tained in so large a number as 856. This difficulty will be readily overcome , if we decompose this number , thus : 856800+ 40+ 16 . Beginning with the hundreds , we readily perceive ...
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... divisor ( 4 ) is contained in 8 , ( hundreds , ) the left hand figure ; finding it to be 2 times , we write 2 ... divisor does not exceed 12 . RULE . From the illustration of this example , we derive this general rule for dividing , when ...
... divisor ( 4 ) is contained in 8 , ( hundreds , ) the left hand figure ; finding it to be 2 times , we write 2 ... divisor does not exceed 12 . RULE . From the illustration of this example , we derive this general rule for dividing , when ...
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... Divisor , 5 ) 13,462,725 2,692,545 Quotient , PROOF . Quotient . 2,692,545 5 divisor . In this example , as we cannot have 5 in the first figure , ( 1 , ) we take two figures , and say , 5 in 13 will go 2 times , and there are 3 over ...
... Divisor , 5 ) 13,462,725 2,692,545 Quotient , PROOF . Quotient . 2,692,545 5 divisor . In this example , as we cannot have 5 in the first figure , ( 1 , ) we take two figures , and say , 5 in 13 will go 2 times , and there are 3 over ...
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Page 81 - The first seven letters of the alphabet, A, B, C, D, E, F, G, are used to...
Page 102 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction, RULE. Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction ; to the product add the numerator, and write the result over the denominator.
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Page 222 - If the first term be 50, the last term 107, and the number of terms 20, what is the sum of the series ? Ans. $ 1570.
Page 208 - Subtract the square number from the left hand period, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a dividend. III. Double the root already found for a divisor ; seek how many times the divisor is contained in the dividend...
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Page 221 - Hence, 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.
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Page 27 - The number thus added to itself, or the number to be multiplied, is called the multiplicand. The number which shows how many times the multiplicand is to be taken, or the number by which we multiply, is called the multiplier.
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