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... difference in value does one place to the left make ? Q. What difference is made by two places to the left , and what by two places to the right ? 1 one THE ROMAN NOTATION . XXIV I 24 twenty NOTATION AND NUMERATION . 11.
... difference in value does one place to the left make ? Q. What difference is made by two places to the left , and what by two places to the right ? 1 one THE ROMAN NOTATION . XXIV I 24 twenty NOTATION AND NUMERATION . 11.
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... difference between two given numbers . Q. What does subtraction mean ? A. It is the finding how many of one number will be left after as many as there are in another number are taken away . Q. In what relation does it stand to addition ...
... difference between two given numbers . Q. What does subtraction mean ? A. It is the finding how many of one number will be left after as many as there are in another number are taken away . Q. In what relation does it stand to addition ...
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... difference , or remainder . Q. Of what kind of numbers can the difference be taken ? A. They must be of the same kind , and not equal in value . Q. What conditions are required before we can find the difference of two numbers ? A. First ...
... difference , or remainder . Q. Of what kind of numbers can the difference be taken ? A. They must be of the same kind , and not equal in value . Q. What conditions are required before we can find the difference of two numbers ? A. First ...
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... difference of the figures in the several like places must altogether make the true difference sought ; because , as the sum of the parts is equal to the whole , so must the sum of the differences of all the similar parts be equal to the ...
... difference of the figures in the several like places must altogether make the true difference sought ; because , as the sum of the parts is equal to the whole , so must the sum of the differences of all the similar parts be equal to the ...
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... difference between 50737 and 4298962 ? 41. What is the difference between 72649 and 6758386 ? 42. A merchant purchased goods amounting to 64188 dol- lars , and sold them for 67084 dollars . What did he gain ? 43. In 1800 , the ...
... difference between 50737 and 4298962 ? 41. What is the difference between 72649 and 6758386 ? 42. A merchant purchased goods amounting to 64188 dol- lars , and sold them for 67084 dollars . What did he gain ? 43. In 1800 , the ...
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Page 62 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints = 1 quart (qt.) 4 quarts = 1 gallon (gal.) 31| gallons = 1 barrel (bbl...
Page 213 - The extremes and number of terms being given, to find the sum of all the terms. RULE. Multiply the sum of the extremes by the number of the terms, and half the product will be the sum of all the terms.
Page 54 - Scale: 4 farthings (far.) = 1 penny (d.); 12 pence = 1 shilling (s.) ; 20 shillings — 1 pound (£). 156.
Page 174 - The rule for casting interest, when partial payments have been made, is to apply the payment, in the first place, to the discharge of the interest then due. " If the payment exceeds the interest, the surplus goes towards discharging the principal, and the subsequent interest is to be computed on the balance of principal remaining due.
Page 61 - TABLE. 4 nails, (na.) or 9 inches, make 1 quarter, marked qr. 4 quarters, or 36 inches, - 1 yard, - - - - yd. 3 quarters, ------ 1 ell Flemish, - - E. Fl 5 quarters, ------ 1 ell English, - - EE 6 quarters, ------ 1 ell French, - - E. Fr 27.
Page 124 - Reduce compound fractions to simple ones, and mixt numbers to improper fractions ; then multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators for. a new denominator.
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 215 - Given the first term, last term, and common difference, to find the number of terms. RULE. — Divide the difference of the extremes by the common difference, and the quotient increased by 1 is the number of terns. EXAMPLES. 1. If the extremes be 3 and 45, and the common difference 2 ; what is the number of terms 1 Ans.
Page 203 - ... a point over the place of units, another over the place of hundreds, and so on, which points show the number of figures the root will consist of.
Page 175 - If the payment be less than the interest, the surplus of interest must not be taken to augment the principal; but interest continues on the former principal until the period when the payments, taken together, exceed the interest due, and then the surplus is to be applied towards discharging the principal; and interest is to be Computed on the balance, as aforesaid.