Introduction to The National Arithmetic, on the Inductive System: Combining the Analytic and Synthetic Methods with the Cancelling System; in which the Principles of Arithmetic are Explained and Illustrated in a Familiar Manner. Designed for Common Schools |
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... QUANTITY is anything that can be. Page Page • Division of Common Fractions , Complex Fractions , Greatest Common Divisor of Fractions , 167 Least Common Multiple of Fractions ,. 167 Miscellaneous Exercises in Fractions , 169 Reduction of ...
... QUANTITY is anything that can be. Page Page • Division of Common Fractions , Complex Fractions , Greatest Common Divisor of Fractions , 167 Least Common Multiple of Fractions ,. 167 Miscellaneous Exercises in Fractions , 169 Reduction of ...
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... QUANTITY is anything that can be measured . A unit is a single thing , or one . A number is either a unit or a collection of units . An abstract number is a number , whose units have no refer- ence to any particular thing or quantity ...
... QUANTITY is anything that can be measured . A unit is a single thing , or one . A number is either a unit or a collection of units . An abstract number is a number , whose units have no refer- ence to any particular thing or quantity ...
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... quantity of flour , for which I gave 1728 dol- lars , there being 288 barrels ; I sold the same at 8 dollars per barrel ; how much did I gain ? Ans . 576 dollars . 22. Purchased a cargo of molasses for 9212 dollars , there being 196 ...
... quantity of flour , for which I gave 1728 dol- lars , there being 288 barrels ; I sold the same at 8 dollars per barrel ; how much did I gain ? Ans . 576 dollars . 22. Purchased a cargo of molasses for 9212 dollars , there being 196 ...
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... quantity . RULE . Multiply the price by the quantity . Ex . 1. If 1 ton of hay cost $ 12 , what will 29 tons cost ? Ans . $ 348 . ILLUSTRATION Since 1 ton costs $ 12 , 29 tons will cost 29 times as much : $ 12 × 29 $ 348 . 2. If 1 ...
... quantity . RULE . Multiply the price by the quantity . Ex . 1. If 1 ton of hay cost $ 12 , what will 29 tons cost ? Ans . $ 348 . ILLUSTRATION Since 1 ton costs $ 12 , 29 tons will cost 29 times as much : $ 12 × 29 $ 348 . 2. If 1 ...
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... quantity , and the quantity being given , to find the price of a unit of that quantity . RULE . · Divide the price by the quantity . 9. If 15 bushels of corn cost $ 10.35 , what will 1 bushel cost ? Ans . $ 0.69 . ILLUSTRATION . Since ...
... quantity , and the quantity being given , to find the price of a unit of that quantity . RULE . · Divide the price by the quantity . 9. If 15 bushels of corn cost $ 10.35 , what will 1 bushel cost ? Ans . $ 0.69 . ILLUSTRATION . Since ...
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Page 145 - RULE. — Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators for a new denominator.
Page 158 - RULE. — Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denominator.
Page 277 - The square of the hypothenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides ; as, 5033 402+302.
Page 209 - But if any payments be made before one year's interest hath accrued, then compute the interest on the principal sum due on the obligation for one year,* add it to the principal, and compute the interest on the sum paid from the time it was paid up to the end of the year ; add it to the sum paid, and deduct that sum from the principal and interest added together.
Page 285 - SPHERE is a solid bounded by one continued convex surface, every part of which is equally distant from a point within, called the centre.
Page 17 - Addition is the process of finding the sum of two or more numbers.
Page 284 - Subtract the subtrahend from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend, with which proceed as before ; and so on, till the whole is finished.
Page 187 - To multiply a decimal by 10, 100, 1000, &c., remove the decimal point as many places to the right as there are ciphers in the multiplier ; and if there be not places enough in the number, annex ciphers.
Page 209 - Compute the interest to the time of the first payment ; if that be one year or more from the time the interest commenced, add it to the principal, and deduct the payment from the sum total. If there be...
Page 297 - If the first term is 18, the ratio 1.06, and the number of terms 4, what is the sum of the series ? Ans.