Bradbury's Eaton's Practical Arithmetic ...Thompson, Brown, and Company, 1882 - 374 pages |
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... Denominator , because it denominates or gives name to the parts ; thus , if a unit is divided into three equal parts , each part is one third ; if into eight , each part is one eighth ; etc. 115. The number above the line is called the ...
... Denominator , because it denominates or gives name to the parts ; thus , if a unit is divided into three equal parts , each part is one third ; if into eight , each part is one eighth ; etc. 115. The number above the line is called the ...
Page 74
... denominator ; thus , 12 = 12 ÷ 4 = 3 . ( b . ) Any change in the numerator causes a like change in the value of the ... denominator ; as , 120. An Improper Fraction is one whose numerator equals or exceeds its denominator ; as , 4 , 8 ...
... denominator ; thus , 12 = 12 ÷ 4 = 3 . ( b . ) Any change in the numerator causes a like change in the value of the ... denominator ; as , 120. An Improper Fraction is one whose numerator equals or exceeds its denominator ; as , 4 , 8 ...
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... denominator is 7 . 29. Reduce 9 to a fraction whose denominator is 8 . 30. Reduce 7 to a fraction whose denominator is 1 . Ans . NOTE . Any integer may be expressed as a fraction by writing 1 under it as its denominator . 31. Reduce 16 ...
... denominator is 7 . 29. Reduce 9 to a fraction whose denominator is 8 . 30. Reduce 7 to a fraction whose denominator is 1 . Ans . NOTE . Any integer may be expressed as a fraction by writing 1 under it as its denominator . 31. Reduce 16 ...
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... denominator of the fractional part is usually the smaller number , in practice we use the denominator as the multiplier . Hence , To reduce an integer , or a mixed number , to an improper fraction , Rule . Multiply the whole number by ...
... denominator of the fractional part is usually the smaller number , in practice we use the denominator as the multiplier . Hence , To reduce an integer , or a mixed number , to an improper fraction , Rule . Multiply the whole number by ...
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... denominator . Fractions have a Common Denominator when their de- nominators are equal . Fractions have their Least Common Denominator when the common denominator is the least possible . 136. Oral Exercises . 63. Change and to sixths ...
... denominator . Fractions have a Common Denominator when their de- nominators are equal . Fractions have their Least Common Denominator when the common denominator is the least possible . 136. Oral Exercises . 63. Change and to sixths ...
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Page 136 - CUBIC MEASURE 1728 cubic inches (cu. in.) = 1 cubic foot (cu. ft.) 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard (cu. yd.) 128 cubic feet = 1 cord (cd...
Page 142 - NUMBERS. 12 units = 1 dozen. 12 dozen — 1 gross. 12 gross = 1 great gross. 20 units = 1 score. PAPER. 24 sheets = 1 quire. 20 quires = 1 ream. 2 reams = 1 bundle. 5 bundles = 1 bale.
Page 134 - LENGTH 12 inches (in.) =1 foot (ft.) 3 feet = 1 yard (yd.) 5\ yards, or 16| feet = 1 rod (rd.) 320 rods, or 5280 feet = 1 mile (mi.) SQUARE MEASURE 144 square inches (sq.
Page 64 - The GREATEST COMMON DIVISOR of two or more numbers is the greatest number that will divide each of them without remainder ; thus, 6 is the greatest common divisor of 12, 18, and 30.
Page 39 - If the dividend does not contain the divisor an exact number of times, the part of the dividend which is left is called the REMAINDER.
Page 140 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ; All the rest have thirty-one. Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight, in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 56 - If 8 men can do a certain piece of work in 6 days, in how many days can 4 men do the same ? 13.
Page 259 - The square described on the hypothenuse of a rightangled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares described on the other two sides.
Page 119 - In the metric system, the unit of length is the meter, which is one ten-millionth of the distance from the Equator to the North Pole.
Page 131 - The specific gravity of a body is its weight compared with the weight of the same bulk of water.