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... SUBTRACTION OF INTEGRAL NUMBERS PAGE 1 8 21 IV . MULTIPLICATION OF INTEGRAL NUMBERS 31 V. DIVISION OF INTEGRAL NUMBERS 43 VI . UNITED STATES MONEY 63 VII . DECIMAL FRACTIONS 74 VIII . FACTORS , MEASURES , MULTIPLES 90 IX . COMMON ...
... SUBTRACTION OF INTEGRAL NUMBERS PAGE 1 8 21 IV . MULTIPLICATION OF INTEGRAL NUMBERS 31 V. DIVISION OF INTEGRAL NUMBERS 43 VI . UNITED STATES MONEY 63 VII . DECIMAL FRACTIONS 74 VIII . FACTORS , MEASURES , MULTIPLES 90 IX . COMMON ...
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... subtraction . Discount . Allowance made for the payment of money before it be- comes due . Also , the difference between the market value and the face value when the market value is below the face value . Dividend . In division , the ...
... subtraction . Discount . Allowance made for the payment of money before it be- comes due . Also , the difference between the market value and the face value when the market value is below the face value . Dividend . In division , the ...
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... subtraction . Root of a number . One of the equal factors of the number . Rule . The statement of a prescribed ... subtracting are performed mentally . Similar fractions . Fractions that have a common denominator . Simple fractions ...
... subtraction . Root of a number . One of the equal factors of the number . Rule . The statement of a prescribed ... subtracting are performed mentally . Similar fractions . Fractions that have a common denominator . Simple fractions ...
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... subtract from the product of it . 8. To divide by 75 , Divide by 100 and add to the quotient of it . 9. To multiply by 331 ( of 100 ) , Multiply by 100 and divide the product by 3 . 10. To divide by 333 , Multiply by 3 and divide the ...
... subtract from the product of it . 8. To divide by 75 , Divide by 100 and add to the quotient of it . 9. To multiply by 331 ( of 100 ) , Multiply by 100 and divide the product by 3 . 10. To divide by 333 , Multiply by 3 and divide the ...
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... subtract from the product } of it . 20. To divide by 663 , Divide by 100 and add to the quotient of it . 21. To multiply by 121 ( of 100 ) , Multiply by 100 and divide the product by 8 . 22. To divide by 121 , Multiply by 8 and divide ...
... subtract from the product } of it . 20. To divide by 663 , Divide by 100 and add to the quotient of it . 21. To multiply by 121 ( of 100 ) , Multiply by 100 and divide the product by 8 . 22. To divide by 121 , Multiply by 8 and divide ...
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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.