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... hence , the practice of connecting mental with written exercises , throughout the whole course , is strongly recommended . VII . SELF - RELIANCE . - The habit of self - reliance in study , is confessedly in- valuable . Its power is ...
... hence , the practice of connecting mental with written exercises , throughout the whole course , is strongly recommended . VII . SELF - RELIANCE . - The habit of self - reliance in study , is confessedly in- valuable . Its power is ...
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... hence " added to . " 23. Subtraction is represented by a short horizontal line ( - ) , which is called minus . When placed between two numbers , it shows that the number after it is to be subtracted from the one before it . Thus , the ...
... hence " added to . " 23. Subtraction is represented by a short horizontal line ( - ) , which is called minus . When placed between two numbers , it shows that the number after it is to be subtracted from the one before it . Thus , the ...
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... Hence , 28. NUMBER signifies a unit , or a collection of units . OBS . 1. Numbers are divided into two classes , abstract and concrete . When they are applied to particular objects , as two pears , five pounds , ten dollars , & c ...
... Hence , 28. NUMBER signifies a unit , or a collection of units . OBS . 1. Numbers are divided into two classes , abstract and concrete . When they are applied to particular objects , as two pears , five pounds , ten dollars , & c ...
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... hence the process of calculating by them was called ciphering ; on the same principle that calculating by figures is called figuring . 34. It will be seen that nine is the greatest number that can be expressed by any single figure in ...
... hence the process of calculating by them was called ciphering ; on the same principle that calculating by figures is called figuring . 34. It will be seen that nine is the greatest number that can be expressed by any single figure in ...
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... Hence the sim- ple value of a figure is the number which its name denotes . The local value of a figure is the increased value which it ex- presses by having other figures placed on its right . Hence the local value of a figure depends ...
... Hence the sim- ple value of a figure is the number which its name denotes . The local value of a figure is the increased value which it ex- presses by having other figures placed on its right . Hence the local value of a figure depends ...
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Common terms and phrases
acres added amount annexed answer required apiece Arithmetic avoirdupois barrels bbls bought bushels called canceling ciphers CIRCULATING DECIMALS column common fraction composite number compound numbers cost cube cubic inches decametre decimal figures denotes difference Divide the given dividend division dollars dolls Dry Measure equal expressed farthings Federal Money gallons gals given dividend given fractions given number greatest common divisor Hence hhds hundred hundredths improper fraction insured least common multiple less number method miles mills mixed number months multiplicand Multiply notation Operation partial product payable pence period pounds present worth prime factors prime number principle quantity quotient radix rate per cent ratio remainder right hand figure rods root shillings simple fraction sold square subtract thousandths Troy Troy pound Troy weight units weight whole number wine measure yard
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Page 363 - The square described on the hypothenuse of a rightangled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares described on the other two sides.
Page 109 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction. Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, and to the product add the given numerator.
Page 95 - 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 98 - A common multiple of two or more numbers, is a number which can be divided by each of them without a remainder. Thus, 12 is a common multiple of 2, 3, and 4 ; 15 is a common multiple of 3 and 5, &c.
Page 17 - It shows that the numbers between which it is placed are to be multiplied together ; thus, the expression 7 x 5 = 35 is read, 7 multiplied by 5 is equal to 35.
Page 373 - When four numbers are in arithmetical progression the sum of the extremes is equal to the sum of the means. Thus, if 5—3 = 9—7, then will 5+7=3+9.
Page 354 - The square of the sum of two numbers is equal to the square of the first number plus twice the product of the first and second number plus the square of the second number.
Page 142 - Britain. 4 farthings (qr, or far.) make 1 penny, marked d. 12 pence " 1 shilling, " s. 20 shillings " 1 pound, or sovereign, £. 21 shillings " 1 guinea. OBS. 1. It is customary, at the present day, to express farthings in fractions of a penny. Thus, 1 qr. is written ;<!;•_
Page 386 - These are usually accounted six in number, viz. the Lever, the Wheel and Axle, the Pulley, the Inclined Plane, the Wedge, and the Screw.
Page 360 - Multiply the divisor, thus increased, by the last figure of the root; subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.