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But it is evident , that , if this course were pursued , the names would soon
become so numerous that it would be utterly impossible to remember them ,
Hence has arisen a method of combining a very few names , so as to give an
almost infinite ...
But it is evident , that , if this course were pursued , the names would soon
become so numerous that it would be utterly impossible to remember them ,
Hence has arisen a method of combining a very few names , so as to give an
almost infinite ...
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Here we perceive what multiplication by a decimal diminishes the multiplicand ,
or , in other words , gives a product ... 25 2 Here the operation is performed as
above ; but since s tenths multiplied by tenths , give , hundrelths , ( 120 ) the 5 at
0 .
Here we perceive what multiplication by a decimal diminishes the multiplicand ,
or , in other words , gives a product ... 25 2 Here the operation is performed as
above ; but since s tenths multiplied by tenths , give , hundrelths , ( 120 ) the 5 at
0 .
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6 , which gives 6d . for a quotient , and 4d . 2 . What will 47 yards of cloth remain ,
which reduced to farthings , cost at 17s . 9d . per yard ? and the 2grs . added ,
make 18qrs . We first multiply | These divided by 6 , give 3grs . for 8 . d . 9d . by 47
...
6 , which gives 6d . for a quotient , and 4d . 2 . What will 47 yards of cloth remain ,
which reduced to farthings , cost at 17s . 9d . per yard ? and the 2grs . added ,
make 18qrs . We first multiply | These divided by 6 , give 3grs . for 8 . d . 9d . by 47
...
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... what | linen to be rated in barter , was the iour per lb . ? and how many yards
are equal Ans . 44d . to A ' s brandy ? 3 . How much tea , at 9s . 6d . Ans . barter
price , 70 cents , per lb , , must be given in bar - and B . must give A 300 yards .
ter ...
... what | linen to be rated in barter , was the iour per lb . ? and how many yards
are equal Ans . 44d . to A ' s brandy ? 3 . How much tea , at 9s . 6d . Ans . barter
price , 70 cents , per lb , , must be given in bar - and B . must give A 300 yards .
ter ...
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Sup . pose I wished to give a person two fifths of a dollar ; I must first divide dhe
dollar into five equal parts , and then give the person two of these parts . A dollar
is 100 cents - 100 cents divided into 5 equal parts , each of those parts would be
...
Sup . pose I wished to give a person two fifths of a dollar ; I must first divide dhe
dollar into five equal parts , and then give the person two of these parts . A dollar
is 100 cents - 100 cents divided into 5 equal parts , each of those parts would be
...
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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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