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... Answer , 289 dollars . Add as before . The units will be 9 , the tens 8 , and the hundreds 2 ; that is , 210 + 70 + 9 = 289 . After the same manner are performed the following ex- amples : 15. A man had 15 sheep in one pasture , 20 in ...
... Answer , 289 dollars . Add as before . The units will be 9 , the tens 8 , and the hundreds 2 ; that is , 210 + 70 + 9 = 289 . After the same manner are performed the following ex- amples : 15. A man had 15 sheep in one pasture , 20 in ...
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... answer . PROOF . We may reverse the order , and , beginning at the top , add the figures downward . If the two results are alike , the work is supposed to be right . From the examples and illustrations now given , we de- rive the ...
... answer . PROOF . We may reverse the order , and , beginning at the top , add the figures downward . If the two results are alike , the work is supposed to be right . From the examples and illustrations now given , we de- rive the ...
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... answer called ? 5. What is the sign of subtraction ? 6. What is the rule ? 7. What is understood by borrowing ten ? 8. Of what is subtraction the reverse ? 9. How is subtraction proved ? 10. How is addition proved by sub- traction ...
... answer called ? 5. What is the sign of subtraction ? 6. What is the rule ? 7. What is understood by borrowing ten ? 8. Of what is subtraction the reverse ? 9. How is subtraction proved ? 10. How is addition proved by sub- traction ...
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... answer is called the product . 11. There is an orchard in which there are 5 rows of trees , and 27 trees in each row ; how many trees in the orchard ? In the first row , 27 trees . second 27 ....... ....... third .... .... 27 fourth 27 ...
... answer is called the product . 11. There is an orchard in which there are 5 rows of trees , and 27 trees in each row ; how many trees in the orchard ? In the first row , 27 trees . second 27 ....... ....... third .... .... 27 fourth 27 ...
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... answer . 2. The number of distinct buildings in New England , appropriated to the spinning , weaving , and printing of cot- ton goods , was estimated , in 1826 , at 400 , running , on an average , 700 spindles each ; what was the whole ...
... answer . 2. The number of distinct buildings in New England , appropriated to the spinning , weaving , and printing of cot- ton goods , was estimated , in 1826 , at 400 , running , on an average , 700 spindles each ; what was the whole ...
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