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... added to the principal at regular intervals . Compound quantities . Quantities expressed in two or more denomi- nations . Concrete numbers . A phrase used to denote numbers applied to speci- fied things ; as 6 horses , 8 desks ...
... added to the principal at regular intervals . Compound quantities . Quantities expressed in two or more denomi- nations . Concrete numbers . A phrase used to denote numbers applied to speci- fied things ; as 6 horses , 8 desks ...
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... adding the name of the period . The fourth period from the right is the period of billions . Hence the number is read : Twenty - six billion , two hundred seventeen million , three hundred twenty thousand , four hundred sixteen . NOTE 1 ...
... adding the name of the period . The fourth period from the right is the period of billions . Hence the number is read : Twenty - six billion , two hundred seventeen million , three hundred twenty thousand , four hundred sixteen . NOTE 1 ...
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... added to the number before it . The sign = is called the sign of equality , and stands for the word equals ; so that 5+ 49 is read : 5 plus 4 equals 9 . 21. Addition . The operation of finding a number equal to two or more numbers taken ...
... added to the number before it . The sign = is called the sign of equality , and stands for the word equals ; so that 5+ 49 is read : 5 plus 4 equals 9 . 21. Addition . The operation of finding a number equal to two or more numbers taken ...
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... adding , give results only . Thus , in example 1 , say 15 , 18 , 22 , 24 ; do not say 8 and 7 are 15 , 15 and 3 are 18 , 18 and 4 are 22 , 22 and 2 are 24 . 27. Find the sum of 4532 , 2721 , and ADDITION OF INTEGRAL NUMBERS . 13.
... adding , give results only . Thus , in example 1 , say 15 , 18 , 22 , 24 ; do not say 8 and 7 are 15 , 15 and 3 are 18 , 18 and 4 are 22 , 22 and 2 are 24 . 27. Find the sum of 4532 , 2721 , and ADDITION OF INTEGRAL NUMBERS . 13.
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... added , we write ones under ones , tens under tens , etc .; and draw a line underneath . 4532 2721 6855 We first find the sum of the ones and write this sum , 8 , under the column of ones . We next find the sum of the tens and write the ...
... added , we write ones under ones , tens under tens , etc .; and draw a line underneath . 4532 2721 6855 We first find the sum of the ones and write this sum , 8 , under the column of ones . We next find the sum of the tens and write the ...
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acres annual interest annuity average bought bushels called cents a pound cistern coal common fraction compound interest contains cords cube root cubic feet cubic foot decimal point denominator diameter discount dividend divisor dollars equal EXERCISE expressed figures Find the amount Find the cost Find the interest Find the number Find the product frustum gallons given number grand list hundred hundredths improper fraction inches integral number kilograms least common multiple length long tons longitude marked price meter miles million minuend mixed number multiplicand Multiply paid payment pints quarts quotient rate per cent ratio rectangular Reduce remainder rods Sept short ton sold SOLUTION square square miles subtract subtrahend taxation tens term thousand tons units weighs wheat whole number wide worth write WRITTEN yards
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Page 355 - Multiply each payment by its term of credit, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments ; the quotient will be the average term of credit.
Page 148 - Dry Measure 2 pints (pt.) =1 quart (qt.) 8 quarts = 1 peck (pk.) 4 pecks = 1 bushel (bu.) 2150.42 cu.
Page 339 - Thirty days after sight of this first of exchange (second and third of the same tenor and date unpaid...
Page 156 - 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 270 - ... is equal to the square root of the difference of the squares of the hypotenuse and the other side.
Page 144 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints — 1 quart (qt...
Page 268 - 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. 5. Double the whole root already found for a new divisor, and continue the operation as before, until all the periods are brought down. NOTE.
Page 249 - That is, in any proportion either extreme is equal to the product of the means divided by the other extreme ; and either mean is equal to the product of the extremes divided by the other mean.
Page 83 - In this and the following examples, answers to the nearest hundredth are sufficiently correct. 11. A cubic foot of platinum, the heaviest substance known, weighs 1365 pounds. A cubic foot of water weighs 62.5 pounds. How many times as heavy as water is platinum ? 12. How many times as heavy as water is common sand, a cubic foot of sand weighing 103 pounds ? 13. Granite is 2.72 times as heavy as water. Find the weight of a cubic foot of granite. 14. Wrought iron is 7.77 times as heavy as water. Find...
Page 154 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq. yd.) 30j square yards = 1 square rod (sq.