Arithmetic, in which the Principles of Operating by Numbers are Analytically Explained and Synthetically AppliedJ. & J.W. Prentiss, 1839 |
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... remainder . 11. If the minuend be 8 , and the subtrahend 3 , what is the difference or remainder ? Ans . 5 . 12. If the subtrahend be 4 , and the minuend 16 , what is . the remainder ? 13. Samuel bought a book for 20 cents ; he paid ...
... remainder . 11. If the minuend be 8 , and the subtrahend 3 , what is the difference or remainder ? Ans . 5 . 12. If the subtrahend be 4 , and the minuend 16 , what is . the remainder ? 13. Samuel bought a book for 20 cents ; he paid ...
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... remainder . We now begin with the units , saying , 4 ( units ) from 7 , ( units , ) and there remain 3 , ( units , ) which we set down directly under the column in unit's place . Then , proceed- ing to the next column , we say , 1 ( ten ) ...
... remainder . We now begin with the units , saying , 4 ( units ) from 7 , ( units , ) and there remain 3 , ( units , ) which we set down directly under the column in unit's place . Then , proceed- ing to the next column , we say , 1 ( ten ) ...
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... remainder to the subtrahend , and , if the work is right , the amount will be equal to the minuend . To prove addition , we may subtract , successively , from the amount , the several numbers which were added to pro- duce it , and , if ...
... remainder to the subtrahend , and , if the work is right , the amount will be equal to the minuend . To prove addition , we may subtract , successively , from the amount , the several numbers which were added to pro- duce it , and , if ...
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... remainder to his son ; what was his son's share ? 9. From seventeen million take fifty - six thousand , and what will remain ? 10. What number , together with these three , viz . 1301 , 2561 , and 3120 , will make ten thousand ? 11. A ...
... remainder to his son ; what was his son's share ? 9. From seventeen million take fifty - six thousand , and what will remain ? 10. What number , together with these three , viz . 1301 , 2561 , and 3120 , will make ten thousand ? 11. A ...
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... remainder , if any , to the next figure as so many tens . II . Find how many times the divisor is contained in this dividend , and set it down as before , continuing so to do till all the figures in the dividend are divided . PROOF . We ...
... remainder , if any , to the next figure as so many tens . II . Find how many times the divisor is contained in this dividend , and set it down as before , continuing so to do till all the figures in the dividend are divided . PROOF . We ...
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