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... figures , according to the order in which they are placed . viz . Any figure placed to the left of another figure , expresses ten times the quantity that it would express if it occupied the place of the latter . Hence arise a succession ...
... figures , according to the order in which they are placed . viz . Any figure placed to the left of another figure , expresses ten times the quantity that it would express if it occupied the place of the latter . Hence arise a succession ...
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... figures , I represents 1 unit of the first degree or order ; when stand- ing in the second place towards the left , thus , 10 , it represents 1 ten , which is 1 unit of the second degree . when standing in the third place , thus , 100 ...
... figures , I represents 1 unit of the first degree or order ; when stand- ing in the second place towards the left , thus , 10 , it represents 1 ten , which is 1 unit of the second degree . when standing in the third place , thus , 100 ...
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... figures , the following num- bers , which are written in words . Example 1. Four hundred seventy - eight million , two hundred forty - one thousand , and one hundred . 2. Seven million , six hundred ninety - two thousand , and eighty ...
... figures , the following num- bers , which are written in words . Example 1. Four hundred seventy - eight million , two hundred forty - one thousand , and one hundred . 2. Seven million , six hundred ninety - two thousand , and eighty ...
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... figure under the column , and carry the tens to the next column . Finally , write down the whole sum of the left hand column . 1. What is the sum of 37090264 + 1470 + 40060 ? 2. What is the sum of 4000 + 570 + 99 + 54 + 273 + 69073 + ...
... figure under the column , and carry the tens to the next column . Finally , write down the whole sum of the left hand column . 1. What is the sum of 37090264 + 1470 + 40060 ? 2. What is the sum of 4000 + 570 + 99 + 54 + 273 + 69073 + ...
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... figure in the lower number from the figure over it . When a figure in the upper number is smaller than the figure under it , consid- er the upper figure to be 10 more than it is , and the next upper figure on the left hand , to be 1 ...
... figure in the lower number from the figure over it . When a figure in the upper number is smaller than the figure under it , consid- er the upper figure to be 10 more than it is , and the next upper figure on the left hand , to be 1 ...
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Page 55 - 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.
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Page 183 - Bring down the first figure of the next period to the remainder for a new dividend, to which find a new divisor as before, and in like manner proceed till the whole be finished.
Page 114 - Multiply each debt by its term of credit, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the debts. The quotient will be the average term of credit.
Page 219 - Thirty days after sight of this first of exchange (second and third of the same tenor and date unpaid...
Page 178 - ... 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 38 - 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.
Page 212 - Multiply continually together all the terms of the natural series of numbers, from 1 up to the given number, and the last product will be the answer.
Page 216 - EXCHANGE. EXCHANGE is the act of paying or receiving the money of one country for its equivalent in the money of another country, by means of bills of exchange. This operation, therefore, comprehends both the reduction of moneys, and the negotiation of bills. It determines the comparative value of the currencies of...
Page 252 - The Gramme, which is the weight of a cubic centimetre of distilled water of the temperature of melting ice, is the unit of all weights.