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... less than ' ten , write it below the ' line at the foot of the column ; if it be ten , or an exact number of tens , write a cipher , and carry the tens to the next column ; or if it be more than ten , and not an exact number of tens ...
... less than ' ten , write it below the ' line at the foot of the column ; if it be ten , or an exact number of tens , write a cipher , and carry the tens to the next column ; or if it be more than ten , and not an exact number of tens ...
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... less the subtrahend , and the difference between them the remainder . RULE . 99. Write the least number under the greater , with units under units , and tens under tens , and so on , and draw a line below . Beginning at the right hand ...
... less the subtrahend , and the difference between them the remainder . RULE . 99. Write the least number under the greater , with units under units , and tens under tens , and so on , and draw a line below . Beginning at the right hand ...
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... less than the divisor , there can be no tens in the quotient . We therefore put a cipher in the ten's place in the quotient , and bring down the 9 units of the dividend to the 14 tens , making 149 units , which contain 16 somewhat more ...
... less than the divisor , there can be no tens in the quotient . We therefore put a cipher in the ten's place in the quotient , and bring down the 9 units of the dividend to the 14 tens , making 149 units , which contain 16 somewhat more ...
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... less than 4 times , and by making trial of 4 , we find that we cannot have a larger number than that in the ten's place of the quotient , because the remainder , 44 , is less than 56 , the divisor . In multiplying the divisor by the ...
... less than 4 times , and by making trial of 4 , we find that we cannot have a larger number than that in the ten's place of the quotient , because the remainder , 44 , is less than 56 , the divisor . In multiplying the divisor by the ...
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... less than the divisor , place à cipher in the quotient , and bring down another figure . [ 103 ] Should it still be too small , write another cipher in the quotient , and bring down another figure , and so on till the number shall ...
... less than the divisor , place à cipher in the quotient , and bring down another figure . [ 103 ] Should it still be too small , write another cipher in the quotient , and bring down another figure , and so on till the number shall ...
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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.