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... give some idea of large numbers , such as millions and billions , to mention that about 25 millions of books , each an inch thick , would make a pile 400 miles high - the distance from London to Edinburgh ; and about 15 billions of such ...
... give some idea of large numbers , such as millions and billions , to mention that about 25 millions of books , each an inch thick , would make a pile 400 miles high - the distance from London to Edinburgh ; and about 15 billions of such ...
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... give 3 nuts to each of 4 boys , how many nuts do I give away ? If I pay 7d . for one pound of sugar , how much will I pay for 8 pounds ? If 12 boys have 5 marbles each , how many have they altogether ? & c . MULTIPLICATION TABLE ...
... give 3 nuts to each of 4 boys , how many nuts do I give away ? If I pay 7d . for one pound of sugar , how much will I pay for 8 pounds ? If 12 boys have 5 marbles each , how many have they altogether ? & c . MULTIPLICATION TABLE ...
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... gives 274449 7 times the multiplicand . Next , to multiply by 30 , I put down a cipher , and multiply by 3 ; this gives 1176210 30 times the multi- plicand . Again , to multiply by 8000 , I put down three ciphers , and multiply by 8 ...
... gives 274449 7 times the multiplicand . Next , to multiply by 30 , I put down a cipher , and multiply by 3 ; this gives 1176210 30 times the multi- plicand . Again , to multiply by 8000 , I put down three ciphers , and multiply by 8 ...
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... give a product which is equal to the dividend . If , therefore , we divide the dividend by the quotient , the result will be the divisor ; hence division may be defined as that process by which we divide a given number into any proposed ...
... give a product which is equal to the dividend . If , therefore , we divide the dividend by the quotient , the result will be the divisor ; hence division may be defined as that process by which we divide a given number into any proposed ...
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... gives 7646d . Lastly , to change pence to farthings . Since 4 farthings make 1 penny , I must have 4 times as many farthings as pence ; hence , I multiply by 4 , and take in the 3 farthings , because , & c .: this gives 30587 farthings ...
... gives 7646d . Lastly , to change pence to farthings . Since 4 farthings make 1 penny , I must have 4 times as many farthings as pence ; hence , I multiply by 4 , and take in the 3 farthings , because , & c .: this gives 30587 farthings ...
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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...