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We have thus found that 400 contains 2 , : 200 times , and by subtracting 4 from 5
, we find that there are 1 hundred , : 5 tens , and 2 units , remaining to be divided .
We next bring down the 5 tens of the dividend , by the side of the 1 hundred ...
We have thus found that 400 contains 2 , : 200 times , and by subtracting 4 from 5
, we find that there are 1 hundred , : 5 tens , and 2 units , remaining to be divided .
We next bring down the 5 tens of the dividend , by the side of the 1 hundred ...
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[ 103 ] Should it still be too small , write another cipher in ine quotient , and bring
down another figure , and so on till the number sha ! contain the divisor . PROOF .
107 . Multiply the divisor by the quotient , ( adding the ro mainder , if any ) and , if
...
[ 103 ] Should it still be too small , write another cipher in ine quotient , and bring
down another figure , and so on till the number sha ! contain the divisor . PROOF .
107 . Multiply the divisor by the quotient , ( adding the ro mainder , if any ) and , if
...
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Thus , 12 inches are a fooi in length , a square foot then is a square which
measures 1 foot , or 12 inches , on every side , and contains 12X12 = 144 square
inches . 3 feet in length make a yard ; a square yard is a square measuring 3 feet
on ...
Thus , 12 inches are a fooi in length , a square foot then is a square which
measures 1 foot , or 12 inches , on every side , and contains 12X12 = 144 square
inches . 3 feet in length make a yard ; a square yard is a square measuring 3 feet
on ...
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The English Winchester bushel , containing 2150 . 4 cubic inches , or 77 . 6274 lb
. avoirdupois , of pure water , at its maximum density , is established , at the
custom - houses in the United States , as the standard of dry measure ; and the
wine ...
The English Winchester bushel , containing 2150 . 4 cubic inches , or 77 . 6274 lb
. avoirdupois , of pure water , at its maximum density , is established , at the
custom - houses in the United States , as the standard of dry measure ; and the
wine ...
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0625 16V EXPLANATION OF THE TABLE OF SQUARE TIMBER MEASURE The
two first columns contain the size of the timber in inches , and the third column
contains the area of a section of such stick in feet ; so that if you find the size of
the ...
0625 16V EXPLANATION OF THE TABLE OF SQUARE TIMBER MEASURE The
two first columns contain the size of the timber in inches , and the third column
contains the area of a section of such stick in feet ; so that if you find the size of
the ...
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Page 82 - 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 89 - The greatest common divisor of two or more numbers, is the greatest number which will divide them without a remainder. Thus 6 is the greatest common divisor of 12, 18, 24, and 30.
Page 118 - PROBLEM II. The first term, the last term, and the number of terms given, to find the common difference. RULE. — Divide the difference of the extremes by the number of terms less 1 , and the quotient will be the common diffcrenct.
Page 111 - Subtract the square number from the left hand period, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a dividend. III. Double the root already found for a divisor ; seek how many times the divisor is contained in the dividend...
Page 94 - It will be seen that we multiply the denominator of the dividend by the numerator of the divisor for the denominator of the quotient, and the numerator of the dividend by the denominator of the divisor for the numerator of the quotient.
Page 120 - Add together the most convenient indices to make an index less by 1 than the number expressing the place of the term sought. 3. Multiply the terms of the geometrical series together belonging to those indices, and make the product a dividend. 4. Raise...
Page 115 - Multiply the divisor, thus augmented, by the last figure of the root, and subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
Page 31 - RULE. Divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off as many places for decimals as the decimal places in the dividend exceed those in the divisor.
Page 2 - 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 93 - Multiply the numerators together for a new numerator, and the denominators together for a new denominator.
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| Title | The Youth's Assistant in Theoretic and Practical Arithmetic: Designed for the Use of Schools in the United States |
| Author | Zadock Thompson |
| Publisher | H. Johnson, 1838 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 29 Jan 2007 |
| Length | 164 pages |
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