A Short System of Practical Arithmetic: Compiled from the Best Authorities; to which is Annexed a Short Plan of Book-keeping. The Whole Designed for the Use of Schools |
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... to 3 , and the sum multiplied by 9 , equal 198 12-2x3 2 3 shows that 12 less the product of 2 multi- plied by 3 , and divided by 2 equal 3 . ARITHMETIC . ARITHMETIC is the art and science of numbers VIII ARITHMETICAL MARKS AND SIGNS .
... to 3 , and the sum multiplied by 9 , equal 198 12-2x3 2 3 shows that 12 less the product of 2 multi- plied by 3 , and divided by 2 equal 3 . ARITHMETIC . ARITHMETIC is the art and science of numbers VIII ARITHMETICAL MARKS AND SIGNS .
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... the numbers , units under units , tens un- der tens , & c . and draw a line under the whole . Add up the unit column , and if the sum be less than ten , write it under the column ; if it be ten or 12 SIMPLE ADDITION .
... the numbers , units under units , tens un- der tens , & c . and draw a line under the whole . Add up the unit column , and if the sum be less than ten , write it under the column ; if it be ten or 12 SIMPLE ADDITION .
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... less from the greater . It is simple subtrac- tion if the numbers are of one denomination ; as , 5 feet taken from 8 feet , will leave 3 feet . The greater number is called the minuend , or substra tum ; the less , the subtrahend ; and ...
... less from the greater . It is simple subtrac- tion if the numbers are of one denomination ; as , 5 feet taken from 8 feet , will leave 3 feet . The greater number is called the minuend , or substra tum ; the less , the subtrahend ; and ...
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... less than 57321469 ? 6. If the distance from Hallowell to Savannah , through Washington , be 1268 miles and that from Washington to Savannah , 658 miles ; how far is Washington from Hallowell ? 7. From Hallowell to the city of New ...
... less than 57321469 ? 6. If the distance from Hallowell to Savannah , through Washington , be 1268 miles and that from Washington to Savannah , 658 miles ; how far is Washington from Hallowell ? 7. From Hallowell to the city of New ...
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... less than ten ; but for such as are just equal to a certain number of tens , write down 0 , and carry 1 for each ten to the next pro¬ duct ; and for such as exceed a certain number of tens , set down the excess , and carry for the teus ...
... less than ten ; but for such as are just equal to a certain number of tens , write down 0 , and carry 1 for each ten to the next pro¬ duct ; and for such as exceed a certain number of tens , set down the excess , and carry for the teus ...
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2qrs 3qrs 3qts acres amount annex annum answer APPLICATION Bought breadth bushels called cask ciphers circumference compound interest contain cord cost cube cubic David Davis denominator diameter difference dimes divide the product dividend division divisor dollars DRY MEASURE ells equal errours EXAMPLES farthings Federal Money feet long figure frustum gain gallons geometrical series given number given sum Hallowell hogsheads hundred improper fraction inches integer Jonathan Worth last product length less lowest terms miles mills mixed number months multiplicand multiply New-England currency NOTE number of terms payment pence pound sterling pounds present worth principal proportion quantity quotient rate per cent ratio Reduce remainder right hand rods Rule of Three RULE.-Divide RULE.-Multiply shillings sold solid content square root stick of timber subtract tare tret triangle TROY WEIGHT VULGAR FRACTIONS whole numbers wine yards
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Page 152 - Operations with Fractions A) To change a mixed number to an improper fraction, simply multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction and add the numerator.
Page ii - Co. of the said district, have deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof they claim as proprietors, in the words following, to wit : " Tadeuskund, the Last King of the Lenape. An Historical Tale." In conformity to the Act of the Congress of the United States...
Page 180 - To the remainder, bring down the first figure in the next period, and call it the dividend. 4. Involve the root to the next inferior power to that which is given, and multiply it by the number denoting the given power for a divisor.
Page 135 - Subtract the principal from the last amount, and the remainder will be the compound interest. EXAMPLES.
Page 186 - ... sought. 3. Multiply the terms of the geometrical series together belonging to those indices, and make the product a dividend, 4. Raise the first term to a power whose index is one less than the number of the terms multiplied, and make the result a divisor. 5. Divide, and the quotient is the term sought. EXAMPLES. 4. If the first of a geometrical series be 4, and the ratio 3, what is the 7th term ? 0, 1, 2, 3, Indices.
Page xv - Write down the numbers, the less under the greater, placing units under units, tens under tens, &c. and draw a line under them.
Page 122 - As the sum of the several products, Is to the whole gain or loss ; So is each man's particular product, To his particular share of the gain or loss.
Page 113 - If 8 men can build a wall 20 feet long, 6 feet high and 4 feet thick, in 12 days ; in what time will 24 men build one 200 feet long, 8 feet high, and 6 feet thick ? 8 : 12 : : 20x6x4 24: 200x8x6 80 (lays, Jlns.
Page 138 - DISCOUNT. DISCOUNT is an allowance made for the payment of any sum of money before it becomes due, and is the difference between that sum, due sometime hence, and its present worth. The present worth of any sum or debt due some time hence, is such a...
Page 215 - The frustum of a pyramid is what remains after the top is cut off by a plane parallel to the base, and is...