An Elementary Treatise on Arithmetic, in Theory and Practice: Adapted to the Instruction of Youth in Schools and Academies in the United States |
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... period of three figures , commencing from the right hand . And as the name of a million is given to ten hundred thousand , so the number ten hun- dred ( or a thousand ) millions is called a billion . In like manner , the names of a ...
... period of three figures , commencing from the right hand . And as the name of a million is given to ten hundred thousand , so the number ten hun- dred ( or a thousand ) millions is called a billion . In like manner , the names of a ...
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... periods of three figures each , commencing at the right hand , the first period will contain units , the second thousands , the third millions , & c .; and it is usual and con- venient thus to divide the figures by which large numbers ...
... periods of three figures each , commencing at the right hand , the first period will contain units , the second thousands , the third millions , & c .; and it is usual and con- venient thus to divide the figures by which large numbers ...
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... periods are made to consist of six each , and have the same names as those in the table given above , except thousands , for which there is not a distinct period . The two methods agree as far as hundreds of millions , and it is rarely ...
... periods are made to consist of six each , and have the same names as those in the table given above , except thousands , for which there is not a distinct period . The two methods agree as far as hundreds of millions , and it is rarely ...
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... periods ; then , commencing at the left , place in their proper positions , beneath the ciphers or dots , the significant figures necessary for ex- pressing the proposed number . If any places remain unoccupied , let them be filled with ...
... periods ; then , commencing at the left , place in their proper positions , beneath the ciphers or dots , the significant figures necessary for ex- pressing the proposed number . If any places remain unoccupied , let them be filled with ...
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... period , except that of the units , the name of the period . Thus , the expression 37053907 becomes , by division into periods , 37,053,907 , and is read thirty - seven millions fifty- three thousand nine hundred and seven , the term ...
... period , except that of the units , the name of the period . Thus , the expression 37053907 becomes , by division into periods , 37,053,907 , and is read thirty - seven millions fifty- three thousand nine hundred and seven , the term ...
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Page 66 - The circumference of every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called degrees...
Page 129 - Rule. — Divide the numerator by the denominator, the quotient will be the whole number...
Page 129 - To reduce a mixed fraction to an equivalent improper fraction. RULE. — Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fractional part, and to the product add the numerator, and place their sum over the said denominator.
Page 244 - When the sum of the series, the number of terms, and one of the extremes are given, to find the other extreme. Divide twice the sum of the series by the number of terms, and from the quotient take the given extreme.
Page 54 - WEIGHT. 16 drams, dr. make 1 ounce, - - - - oz. 16 ounces - - - 1 pound, - - - - Ib. 28 pounds - - - 1 quarter, - - - qr. 4 quarters - - - 1 hundred weight, - cwt. 20 hundred weight, 1 ton, T.
Page 226 - A sum of money was divided between two persons, A and B, so that the share of A was to that of B as 5 to 3.
Page 245 - A body near the earth falling by its own weight, if it were not resisted by the air, would descend in the first second of time through a space of 16 feet and 1 inch ; in the next second through 3 times that space ; in the third, through 5 times that space ; in the fourth, through 7 times that space, etc.
Page 220 - ... number contained in the first period, and place the cube root of it in the quotient. Subtract its cube from the first period, and bring down the next three figures ; divide the number thus brought down by 300 times the square of the first figure of the root, and it will give the second figure ; add 300 times the square of the first figure, 30 times the product of the first and second figures, and the square of the second figure together, for a divisor; then multiply...
Page 61 - A square inch is a square each of whose sides, is an inch long. A square foot is a square having each side 1 foot, or 12 inches long.