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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... containing 29 yards , at 6 dollars a yard ; how many yards were there , and what was the whole cost ? Ans . The whole cost was 2184 dollars . Product , 8898040 . 24. Multiply 37864 by 235 . 25 . 26 . 29831 93956 952 ... 8704 ...
... containing 29 yards , at 6 dollars a yard ; how many yards were there , and what was the whole cost ? Ans . The whole cost was 2184 dollars . Product , 8898040 . 24. Multiply 37864 by 235 . 25 . 26 . 29831 93956 952 ... 8704 ...
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... yards of cloth cost , at 4 dollars a yard ? 15 yards are equal to 5 × 3 yards . The cost of 5 yards would be 5 × 4 = 20 dollars ; and because 15 yards contain 3 times 5 yards , so the cost of 15 yards will evidently be 3 times the cost of 5 ...
... yards of cloth cost , at 4 dollars a yard ? 15 yards are equal to 5 × 3 yards . The cost of 5 yards would be 5 × 4 = 20 dollars ; and because 15 yards contain 3 times 5 yards , so the cost of 15 yards will evidently be 3 times the cost of 5 ...
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... yards of cloth could you buy for 30 dollars , at 5 dollars a yard ? 6. If you pay 40 dollars for 10 yards of cloth , what is one yard worth ? 7. A man works 6 days for 42 shillings ; how many shil- Lings is that for one day ? 8. How ...
... yards of cloth could you buy for 30 dollars , at 5 dollars a yard ? 6. If you pay 40 dollars for 10 yards of cloth , what is one yard worth ? 7. A man works 6 days for 42 shillings ; how many shil- Lings is that for one day ? 8. How ...
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... yards of cloth , at 4 dollars a yard , can be bought for 856 dollars ? Here the number to be divided is 856 , which therefore is the dividend ; 4 is the number to divide by , and there- fore the divisor . It is not evident how many ...
... yards of cloth , at 4 dollars a yard , can be bought for 856 dollars ? Here the number to be divided is 856 , which therefore is the dividend ; 4 is the number to divide by , and there- fore the divisor . It is not evident how many ...
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... yards of cloth can be bought for 4,354,560 dollars , at 2 dollars a yard ? 4 dollars ? 7 ? at 5 dollars ? at 8 ? -at 9 ? at 3 dollars ? at 6 dollars ? at 10 ? at at Note . Let the pupil be required to prove the foregoing , and all ...
... yards of cloth can be bought for 4,354,560 dollars , at 2 dollars a yard ? 4 dollars ? 7 ? at 5 dollars ? at 8 ? -at 9 ? at 3 dollars ? at 6 dollars ? at 10 ? at at Note . Let the pupil be required to prove the foregoing , and all ...
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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 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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