A New System of Arithmetic, on an Improved Plan, Embracing the Rules of Three ...: And All Proportional Questions in One Rule Applicable to the Whole, the Process Greatly Simplified and AbridgedS. & G.S. Woodward, 1857 |
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... equal to the divisor . Were we required to divide 1 by 2 , we should meet with a difficulty , for the dividend is less than the divisor , and consequently will not contain it ; we must therefore employ a new form of notation , 2 | 1 ...
... equal to the divisor . Were we required to divide 1 by 2 , we should meet with a difficulty , for the dividend is less than the divisor , and consequently will not contain it ; we must therefore employ a new form of notation , 2 | 1 ...
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... equal factors , and they can be excluded from the operation . The teacher will bear in mind the importance of giving gen- eral illustrations of arithmetical principles , whenever it can be done , as its tendency is to enlarge the views ...
... equal factors , and they can be excluded from the operation . The teacher will bear in mind the importance of giving gen- eral illustrations of arithmetical principles , whenever it can be done , as its tendency is to enlarge the views ...
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... equal to the same thing are equal to each other . 2. If equals be added to equals , the wholes will be equal . 3. If equals be taken from equals , the remainders will be equal . 4. If equals be added to unequals , the wholes will be unequal ...
... equal to the same thing are equal to each other . 2. If equals be added to equals , the wholes will be equal . 3. If equals be taken from equals , the remainders will be equal . 4. If equals be added to unequals , the wholes will be unequal ...
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... equal to ten in the column of units , and one in the column of hundreds is equal to ten in the column of tens . This is the reason why we carry for 10 rather than any other number . RULE . Add each column , beginning at the right hand ...
... equal to ten in the column of units , and one in the column of hundreds is equal to ten in the column of tens . This is the reason why we carry for 10 rather than any other number . RULE . Add each column , beginning at the right hand ...
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... equal to 10 tens , which , added to 5 tens , makes 15 tens . Second Operation . Then , 6 from 15 , and 9 , or 9 tens remain . Subtracting tens from tens , the remainder is tens . Now , because we have taken 1 from 2 , in the place of ...
... equal to 10 tens , which , added to 5 tens , makes 15 tens . Second Operation . Then , 6 from 15 , and 9 , or 9 tens remain . Subtracting tens from tens , the remainder is tens . Now , because we have taken 1 from 2 , in the place of ...
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Page 98 - TABLE. 10 Mills =1 Cent. 10 Cents =1 Dime. 10 Dimes =1 Dollar. 10 Dollars =1 Eagle.
Page 217 - RULE.* — Multiply each payment by the time at which it is due; then divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments, and the quotient will be the true time required.
Page 264 - The Circumference of every circle is supposed to be divided into 360 equal parts, called Degrees ; and each degree into 60 Minutes, each minute into 60 Seconds, and so on.
Page 104 - TABLE. 10 mills (m.) make 1 cent, ct. 10 cents " 1 dime, d. 10 dimes " 1 dollar, $. 10 dollars " 1 eagle, E .. UNIT EQDIYAI/ENTS.
Page 105 - 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 217 - ... 8 months ; what is the equated time for the payment of the whole ? Ans.
Page 167 - If 30 men can perform a piece of work in 1 1 days, how many men will accomplish another piece of work, 4 times as large, in a fifth part of the time ? Ans.
Page 11 - Los números cardinales 0: zero 1: one 2: two 3: three 4: four 5: five 6: six 7: seven 8: eight 9: nine 10: ten 11: eleven 12: twelve 13: thirteen 14: fourteen 15: fifteen 16: sixteen 17: seventeen 18: eighteen 19: nineteen 20: twenty...
Page 70 - RULE. — Divide the numerator of the fraction by the whole number, when it can be done without a remainder, and write the quotient over the denominator.
Page 316 - In testimony whereof they have hereunto interchangeably set their hands and seals, the day and year above [or first above] written.