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... mean ? A. It is the finding of one number that shall express as many as are contained in , or are equal to , any number of separate numbers . Q. What are those numbers ... means . One dollar and four cents do make a ADDITION . 13 Addition,
... mean ? A. It is the finding of one number that shall express as many as are contained in , or are equal to , any number of separate numbers . Q. What are those numbers ... means . One dollar and four cents do make a ADDITION . 13 Addition,
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Designed for Academies and Schools William Vogdes. means . One dollar and four cents do make a sum , because they both mean money , but they cannot be expressed by the single number 5 , though that number contains just as many times 1 as ...
Designed for Academies and Schools William Vogdes. means . One dollar and four cents do make a sum , because they both mean money , but they cannot be expressed by the single number 5 , though that number contains just as many times 1 as ...
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... 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 ... means that which is to be diminished , 20 SUBTRACTION . 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 ... means that which is to be diminished , 20 SUBTRACTION . Subtraction,
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Designed for Academies and Schools William Vogdes. A. Minuend means that which is to be diminished , and sub- trahend means that which is to be taken away . Q. What name is given to the result of the operation ? A. It is called ...
Designed for Academies and Schools William Vogdes. A. Minuend means that which is to be diminished , and sub- trahend means that which is to be taken away . Q. What name is given to the result of the operation ? A. It is called ...
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... means the greater num- ber is resolved into such parts as are each greater than , or equal to , the similar parts of the less ; and , therefore , th difference of the corresponding figures , taken together , will make up the difference ...
... means the greater num- ber is resolved into such parts as are each greater than , or equal to , the similar parts of the less ; and , therefore , th difference of the corresponding figures , taken together , will make up the difference ...
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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.