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Four booke will evidently cost four times Addition . as much as one book ; and to
answer the Multipucation question by Additiön , we should write down 4 fives ,
and add them , as at the left hand . By Multiplication we should proceed as at the
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Four booke will evidently cost four times Addition . as much as one book ; and to
answer the Multipucation question by Additiön , we should write down 4 fives ,
and add them , as at the left hand . By Multiplication we should proceed as at the
...
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If there be any thing left after performing the operation , that excess is called the
remainder , and is always less than the divisor , and of the same kind as the
dividend . RULE . 106 . Write the divisor at the left hand of the dividend ; find how
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If there be any thing left after performing the operation , that excess is called the
remainder , and is always less than the divisor , and of the same kind as the
dividend . RULE . 106 . Write the divisor at the left hand of the dividend ; find how
...
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Lastly , we say , 3 times 4 lbs . a : e 12 lbs . to which we join the 2 lbs . reserved ,
making 14 pounds , which we write as whole numbers on the left hand of the
separatrix . From this example it appears , that when one of the factors contains ...
Lastly , we say , 3 times 4 lbs . a : e 12 lbs . to which we join the 2 lbs . reserved ,
making 14 pounds , which we write as whole numbers on the left hand of the
separatrix . From this example it appears , that when one of the factors contains ...
Page 111
Distinguish the given numbers into periods ; find the root of the greatest square
number in the left hand period , and place the root in the manner of a quotient in
division , and this will be the highest figure in the root required . Subtract the ...
Distinguish the given numbers into periods ; find the root of the greatest square
number in the left hand period , and place the root in the manner of a quotient in
division , and this will be the highest figure in the root required . Subtract the ...
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By this method but one book is : ecessary , which sbortkl be rules with four
columns on the right hand side of each page , two for detor col uinns , and two for
credit , and one column on the left hand sile for the daie , as in the following
exainpic .
By this method but one book is : ecessary , which sbortkl be rules with four
columns on the right hand side of each page , two for detor col uinns , and two for
credit , and one column on the left hand sile for the daie , as in the following
exainpic .
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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.