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... cipher , naught , or zero , is em- ployed to denote nothing : thus , to show that there are no cents in a purse , write , the number of cents is 0 . REMARK . The cipher is sometimes termed an auxiliary digit , because it helps the other ...
... cipher , naught , or zero , is em- ployed to denote nothing : thus , to show that there are no cents in a purse , write , the number of cents is 0 . REMARK . The cipher is sometimes termed an auxiliary digit , because it helps the other ...
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... cipher . The cipher , in the first place , denotes that there are no units of the first order . The number ten is written thus ; 10 11 One ten and one unit , are eleven ; · One ten and two units , . · twelve ; 12 One ten and three units ...
... cipher . The cipher , in the first place , denotes that there are no units of the first order . The number ten is written thus ; 10 11 One ten and one unit , are eleven ; · One ten and two units , . · twelve ; 12 One ten and three units ...
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... ciphers , thus : Two hundred . Three hundred . Four hundred Five hundred . • • • · • 200 Six hundred 300 Seven hundred . · • · 600 • • 700 400 Eight hundred . • 800 900 500 Nine hundred • ART . 6. With the three orders of UNITS , TENS ...
... ciphers , thus : Two hundred . Three hundred . Four hundred Five hundred . • • • · • 200 Six hundred 300 Seven hundred . · • · 600 • • 700 400 Eight hundred . • 800 900 500 Nine hundred • ART . 6. With the three orders of UNITS , TENS ...
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... cipher ? Why ? 7. Ten hundreds make a unit of what order ? How expressed ? In writing one thousand , what orders are filled with ciphers ? Why ? 8. By what characters are numbers represented ? What value has the cipher ? For what is it ...
... cipher ? Why ? 7. Ten hundreds make a unit of what order ? How expressed ? In writing one thousand , what orders are filled with ciphers ? Why ? 8. By what characters are numbers represented ? What value has the cipher ? For what is it ...
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... ciphers . EXAMPLE . Write in figures , the number forty - five thousand and twenty - six . Put 4 in ten thousands ' place for forty thousand ; 5 in thousands ' place for five thousand ; 0 in hundreds ' place , as there are no hundreds ...
... ciphers . EXAMPLE . Write in figures , the number forty - five thousand and twenty - six . Put 4 in ten thousands ' place for forty thousand ; 5 in thousands ' place for five thousand ; 0 in hundreds ' place , as there are no hundreds ...
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Page 185 - 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 95 - TABLE. 2^ inches in. make 1 nail marked na. 4 nails - - - 1 quarter of a yard qr. 4 quarters - - - 1 yard - - yd. 3 quarters - - - 1 Ell Flemish - E. Fl. 5 quarters - - - 1 Ell English - EE 6 quarters - - - 1 Ell French - E. Fr.
Page 34 - It shows that the numbers between which it is placed, are to be multiplied together. Thus the expression 9x6, signifies that 9 and 6 are to be multiplied together, and is read, " 9 multiplied by 6," or, simply,
Page 127 - Divide the greater number by the less, and that divisor by the remainder, and so on, always dividing the last divisor by the last remainder, till nothing remain.
Page 292 - Hence, when the first term, the common difference, and the number of terms, are given, to find the last term...
Page 281 - ... and to the remainder bring down the next period for a dividend. 3. Place the double of the root already found, on the left hand of the dividend for a divisor. 4. Seek how often the divisor is contained...
Page 12 - Invariably, ten units of any order make one unit of the next higher order.
Page 27 - Placed between two numbers, it denotes that the one on the right is to be taken from that on the left. Thus...
Page 84 - How many times is 5 contained in 1 ? In 2 ? In 3 ? In 4? In 5? In 6? In 7? In 8? In 9? In 10? In 11 ? 5. How many times is 6 contained in 1 ? In 2 ? In 3 ? In 4?
Page 89 - Weight is used in weighing groceries and all coarse articles ; as sugar, tea, coffee, butter, cheese, flour, hay, &c., and all metals except gold and silver. 16 drams (dr.) make 1 ounce, marked oz. 16 ounces " 1 pound, " Ib. 25 pounds " 1 quarter, " qr. 4 quarters " 1 hundred weight, cwt. 20 hundred weight