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... given in the improved form used by the French and Italians . It has been recently introduced into this country , as being much more simple and convenient than the old form used by ourselves . The figures are grouped into periods of ...
... given in the improved form used by the French and Italians . It has been recently introduced into this country , as being much more simple and convenient than the old form used by ourselves . The figures are grouped into periods of ...
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... given number . Thus , if thousands are mentioned , but no hundreds , a nothing must be put in the hundreds ' place , to keep the other figures in their proper rank , After the figures are written down , point them off , as far as ...
... given number . Thus , if thousands are mentioned , but no hundreds , a nothing must be put in the hundreds ' place , to keep the other figures in their proper rank , After the figures are written down , point them off , as far as ...
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... given number ; thus - units , tens , hundreds , thou- sands , & c . — that is , the first figure at the right is units ; the next , tens ; and so on . Having in this way ascertained the rank of each figure , or its position in the ...
... given number ; thus - units , tens , hundreds , thou- sands , & c . — that is , the first figure at the right is units ; the next , tens ; and so on . Having in this way ascertained the rank of each figure , or its position in the ...
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... given below . A Compound number is that which is expressed in several denominations , as 10 pounds , 5 shillings , and 3 pence . When compound numbers are added , the operation is called COMPOUND ADDITION . This Rule is given at page 50 ...
... given below . A Compound number is that which is expressed in several denominations , as 10 pounds , 5 shillings , and 3 pence . When compound numbers are added , the operation is called COMPOUND ADDITION . This Rule is given at page 50 ...
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... given number of times ; as , for example , what 6 repeated 4 times will amount to . The number to be repeated is said to be multiplied by the number which indicates how often it is to be repeated . The number to be multiplied is called ...
... given number of times ; as , for example , what 6 repeated 4 times will amount to . The number to be repeated is said to be multiplied by the number which indicates how often it is to be repeated . The number to be multiplied is called ...
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acres aliquot amount annexed annuity answer required bought breadth calculated cancel ciphers cloth common denominator compound interest compound numbers contain converted cube root cubic debt decimal places denote discount divided dividend division equal Example Example.-What Exercises Exercises.-What farthings find the price Find the value florins foot fourth gain gallons given number given sum guineas hence highest denomination inches insured integer last figure least common multiple lower denomination lowest terms measure miles mixed numbers months multiplicand multiplied number of days number of terms ounce partial divisor pence period places of decimals policy-duty pound premium present value present worth Pupil quantity quotient rate per cent ratio reckoned recurring decimal remainder rent result rule RULE.-Multiply selling price share Simple Proportion sold solid square feet square root sterling subtract tare third term tons VULGAR FRACTIONS weight whole number yards
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Page 197 - Multiply the divisor, thus increased, by the last figure of the root; subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend. 5. Double the whole root already found for a new divisor, and continue the operation as before, until all the periods are brought down. NOTE.
Page 34 - To divide by 10, 100, &c., is simply cutting off as many figures from the right of the dividend as there are ciphers in the divisor.
Page 177 - Divide the sum of the products by the sum of the debts, and the quotient will be the average term of credit, estimated from the date selected.
Page 72 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction, Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and to the product add the numerator; under this sum write the denominator.
Page 189 - NOTE 3. If in extracting the root of a number there is a remainder, after all the periods have been brought down, periods of ciphers may be annexed by considering them as decimals. EXAMPLES.
Page 70 - An Improper Fraction is one whose numerator is equal to or greater than its denominator ; as, f...
Page 198 - ... in which case ciphers may be annexed, forming new periods, each of which will give one decimal place in the root. 2. What is the square root of 36729 ? 3 67 29(191,64+.
Page 141 - I. To find the interest of any given sum for one year. RULE. Multiply the principal by the rate per eent.
Page 200 - A and B set out to meet each other. A went 3 miles the first day, 5 the second, 7 the third, and so on. B went 4 miles the first day, 6 the second, 8 the third, and so on. In how many days did they meet?
Page 39 - Pendulum vibrating Seconds of Mean Time in the Latitude of London in a Vacuum at the Level of the Sea...