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... less for his horse . What was the price of his horse ? MULTIPLICATION . QUESTIONS . IV . 1. A farmer gave 10 dollars for a calf , 10 dollars for a plough and 10 dollars for a load of hay . What did he pay for the whole ? Say 10 and 10 ...
... less for his horse . What was the price of his horse ? MULTIPLICATION . QUESTIONS . IV . 1. A farmer gave 10 dollars for a calf , 10 dollars for a plough and 10 dollars for a load of hay . What did he pay for the whole ? Say 10 and 10 ...
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... less than it cost him . for it ? 66. A merchant had a store - house in which he had at one time 6,000 bushels of corn , 5,756 bushels of wheat , 1,375 bushels of rye , 8,750 bushels of oats , and had room enough left for 2,000 bushels ...
... less than it cost him . for it ? 66. A merchant had a store - house in which he had at one time 6,000 bushels of corn , 5,756 bushels of wheat , 1,375 bushels of rye , 8,750 bushels of oats , and had room enough left for 2,000 bushels ...
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... less , making 3990 , and sub- tract the 5 without carrying any , the result will be the same as before . 36. Hence the 10 is always borrowed from the first significant figure on the left in the upper line . 37. From 10,000 cents take 1 ...
... less , making 3990 , and sub- tract the 5 without carrying any , the result will be the same as before . 36. Hence the 10 is always borrowed from the first significant figure on the left in the upper line . 37. From 10,000 cents take 1 ...
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... less number from a greater . 57. SUBTRACTION then is exactly the reverse of Addition . 58. The MINUEND is the greater number , and the one from which the subtraction is to be made . 59. The SUBTRAHEND is the smaller number , and the one ...
... less number from a greater . 57. SUBTRACTION then is exactly the reverse of Addition . 58. The MINUEND is the greater number , and the one from which the subtraction is to be made . 59. The SUBTRAHEND is the smaller number , and the one ...
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... less than the divisor , and of the same denomination with the dividend . 49. Division may be performed by subtracting the divisor from the dividend as many times as there are units in the quotient . 50. Since the divisor and quotient ...
... less than the divisor , and of the same denomination with the dividend . 49. Division may be performed by subtracting the divisor from the dividend as many times as there are units in the quotient . 50. Since the divisor and quotient ...
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12 cents 50 cents acres amount angles annexing apiece barrels of flour bought breadth bushels called cent pieces ciphers circumference composite number compound interest compound numbers contain cube root cubic decimal diameter discount Divide dividend Division dollars equal example factors farthings Federal money feet long Find the sum fraction frustrum gain gallons given number greater greatest common divisor Hence hogshead hundred hundredths improper fraction inches indorsed least common multiple length merchant miles million mills minuend mixed number molasses months multiplicand Multiply ounces payment pence pounds present worth proportion purchase quantity quarts quotient rate per cent ratio received Reduce remainder Repeat the Table rule for finding sells shillings sides sold solid feet square rods square root subtract subtrahend Suppose third term thousand TROY WEIGHT units vulgar fraction weight whole number yards of cloth
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Page 244 - Multiply the divisor, thus augmented, by the last figure of the root, and subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
Page 117 - Find a common measure, by dividing the greater term by the less, and this divisor by the remainder, and so on, always dividing the last divisor by the last remainder, till nothing remains; the last divisor is the common measure.* 2. Divide both of the terms of the fraction by the common measure, aud the quotients will make the fraction required. * To find the greatest common measure...
Page 118 - Mnltiple of two or more numbers is the least number that can be divided by each of them without a remainder ; thus 30 is the least common multiple of 10 and 15.
Page 279 - ... above the upper deck ; the breadth thereof at the broadest part above the main wales, half of which breadth shall be accounted the depth of such vessel, and...
Page 123 - Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denominator.
Page 37 - This is no denial of the mathematical proposition that the whole is equal to the sum of all its parts...
Page 263 - ... how many days did he work, and how many days was he idle?
Page 45 - Multiplication is the process of taking one number as many times as there are units in another number. The PRODUCT is the result of the multiplication.
Page 209 - The first term of a ratio is called the antecedent, and the second term the consequent.
Page 188 - 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...