Ray's Algebra, Part First: On the Analytic and Inductive Methods of Instruction, with Numerous Practical Exercises, Designed for Common Schools and Academies, Part 1 |
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... half of 2x , is equal to the half of 12 , which is 6 . VERIFICATION . - 6 added to 6 makes 12 . 3. What number added to itself will make 16 ? If a represents the number , what will represent the number added to itself ? What is 2x equal ...
... half of 2x , is equal to the half of 12 , which is 6 . VERIFICATION . - 6 added to 6 makes 12 . 3. What number added to itself will make 16 ? If a represents the number , what will represent the number added to itself ? What is 2x equal ...
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... half of them at 2 , and the other half at 3 cents each : how many oranges did he buy ? Let x = one - half the number . 7. Two men are 40 miles apart ; if they travel toward each other at the rate of 4 miles an hour each , in how many ...
... half of them at 2 , and the other half at 3 cents each : how many oranges did he buy ? Let x = one - half the number . 7. Two men are 40 miles apart ; if they travel toward each other at the rate of 4 miles an hour each , in how many ...
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... half the number ? To divide a number , we draw a line beneath it , under which we 1 place the divisor ; thus , to divide 1 by 2 , it is written which is 2 ' x read one half , or one divided by two . In the same manner , one half of x ...
... half the number ? To divide a number , we draw a line beneath it , under which we 1 place the divisor ; thus , to divide 1 by 2 , it is written which is 2 ' x read one half , or one divided by two . In the same manner , one half of x ...
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... half of itself be added , the sum will be 15 ; what is the number ? 20. William has half as many cents as Daniel , and they both together have 21 ; how many cents has each ? 21. The age of Mary is one third that of Jane , and the sum of ...
... half of itself be added , the sum will be 15 ; what is the number ? 20. William has half as many cents as Daniel , and they both together have 21 ; how many cents has each ? 21. The age of Mary is one third that of Jane , and the sum of ...
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... half and its fourth , equals 21 ? 31. What number is that , which being increased by its half , its fourth , and 4 more , equals 25 ? 32. A boy , being asked how much money he had , replied , that if one half and one third of his money ...
... half and its fourth , equals 21 ? 31. What number is that , which being increased by its half , its fourth , and 4 more , equals 25 ? 32. A boy , being asked how much money he had , replied , that if one half and one third of his money ...
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Page 60 - Divide the first term of the dividend by the first term of the divisor, and write the result as the first term of the quotient. Multiply the whole divisor by the first term of the quotient, and subtract the product from the dividend.
Page 106 - Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denominator.
Page 178 - 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.
Page 235 - In any proportion the product of the means is equal to the product of the extremes.
Page 124 - A hare is 50 leaps before a greyhound, and takes 4 leaps to the greyhound's 3 ; but 2 of the greyhound's leaps are equal to 3 of the hare's ; how many leaps must the greyhound take to catch the hare ? Let x be the number of leaps taken by the hound.
Page 217 - If, then, any problem furnishes an equation in which the known term is negative, and greater than the square of half the coefficient of the first power of the unknown quantity, we infer, that the conditions of the problem are incompatible with each other.
Page 64 - That is, the square of the sum of two quantities is equal to the square of the first, plus twice the product of the first by the second, plus the square of the second.
Page 81 - The least Common Multiple of two or more quantities is the least quantity that will contain them exactly. Thus, 6 is the least common multiple of 2 and 3 ; and lOxy is the least common multiple of 2x and by. NOTE. — LCM stands for least common multiple.
Page 232 - If we compare the numbers 2 and 6, by the first method, we say that 2 is 4 less than 6, or that 6 is 4 greater than 2. If we compare 2 and 6 by the second method, we say that 6 is equal to three times 2, or that 2 is one third of 6.