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+ Addition is denoted by a cross , formed by one horizontal and one
perpendicular line , placed between the number ; as 475 = 9 , signifying that 4
added to 5 equals 9 . x Multiplcation is denoted by a cross , formed by two
oblique lines placed ...
+ Addition is denoted by a cross , formed by one horizontal and one
perpendicular line , placed between the number ; as 475 = 9 , signifying that 4
added to 5 equals 9 . x Multiplcation is denoted by a cross , formed by two
oblique lines placed ...
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The division of these 5 dollars may be denoted by writing the 5 over 16 , with a
line between , as in the example . Each man ' s share then will be 209 dollars and
5 sixteenths of a do ( 2 ) The division of any number by another may be denoted ...
The division of these 5 dollars may be denoted by writing the 5 over 16 , with a
line between , as in the example . Each man ' s share then will be 209 dollars and
5 sixteenths of a do ( 2 ) The division of any number by another may be denoted ...
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... of 4 to 6 is just equal to the ratio of 12 to 18 , and the ratio of 2 to 11 equal to the
ratio of 3 to 16 . 5 . . The combination of two equal ralios , as of 4 to 6 , and 12 to
18 , is called a proportion , and is usually denoted by four colona , thus , 4 : 6 ...
... of 4 to 6 is just equal to the ratio of 12 to 18 , and the ratio of 2 to 11 equal to the
ratio of 3 to 16 . 5 . . The combination of two equal ralios , as of 4 to 6 , and 12 to
18 , is called a proportion , and is usually denoted by four colona , thus , 4 : 6 ...
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7 . What is the common multiple 2 . How is a vulgar fraction ex of two or more
numbers the least pressed ? What is denoted by the common multiple ? - a prime
numdenominator ( 22 ) ? By the numera her ? - lhe aliquot parts of a number ?
7 . What is the common multiple 2 . How is a vulgar fraction ex of two or more
numbers the least pressed ? What is denoted by the common multiple ? - a prime
numdenominator ( 22 ) ? By the numera her ? - lhe aliquot parts of a number ?
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To denote the second power of 3 , we should write 32 , . to denote the 3d power
of 5 , we should write 5s , and others in ... to raise the number to the power
required , multiply it into itself continually as many times , less one , as are
denoted by ...
To denote the second power of 3 , we should write 32 , . to denote the 3d power
of 5 , we should write 5s , and others in ... to raise the number to the power
required , multiply it into itself continually as many times , less one , as are
denoted by ...
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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.
Bibliographic information
| 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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