Burnham's Arithmetic, Revised: A New System of Arithmetic, on an Improved Plan: Embracing the Rules of Three, Single and Double, Direct and Inverse ... and All Proportional Questions in One Rule Applicable to the Whole, the Process Greatly Simplified and Abridged |
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... side by side , and be exercised , as in division , by multiplying dividend and divisor , numerator and denominator , employing the language of division and the language of fractions , until he is practically familiar with the fact that ...
... side by side , and be exercised , as in division , by multiplying dividend and divisor , numerator and denominator , employing the language of division and the language of fractions , until he is practically familiar with the fact that ...
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... of an equation is the quantity or quantities on one side of the sign of equality . OBS . For definitions of terms in more common use in this work , see Art . 54 , or Part I. AXIOMS An axiom is a self - evident proposition . DEFINITIONS .
... of an equation is the quantity or quantities on one side of the sign of equality . OBS . For definitions of terms in more common use in this work , see Art . 54 , or Part I. AXIOMS An axiom is a self - evident proposition . DEFINITIONS .
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... side of a slate , how many will it take to cover both sides of 4 slates ? Ans . 15112 . 7. Bonaparte was born in the year 1769 ; lived 52 years . In what year did he die ? Ans . 1821 . 8. General Jackson took the Presidential chair in ...
... side of a slate , how many will it take to cover both sides of 4 slates ? Ans . 15112 . 7. Bonaparte was born in the year 1769 ; lived 52 years . In what year did he die ? Ans . 1821 . 8. General Jackson took the Presidential chair in ...
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... side of the line . Thus : Operation 3d . It is evident , since to reject equal factors from divisor and dividend does not affect the quotient , that to multiply divisor and dividend by the same quantity would not affect the quo- tient ...
... side of the line . Thus : Operation 3d . It is evident , since to reject equal factors from divisor and dividend does not affect the quotient , that to multiply divisor and dividend by the same quantity would not affect the quo- tient ...
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... side of the line will divide a num- ber on the other side , without a remainder , erase both numbers , and substitute for the larger the number of times it contains the smaller . Multiply the remainders together , on the right , for a ...
... side of the line will divide a num- ber on the other side , without a remainder , erase both numbers , and substitute for the larger the number of times it contains the smaller . Multiply the remainders together , on the right , for a ...
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Page 65 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction. RULE. — Multiply the whole number by the denominator of...
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Page 198 - RULE. Divide the given interest by the interest of $1 for the given time and rate, and the quotient will be the principal.
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