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... bushels of wheat of one man , 4952 bushels of another , and 3273 bushels of another : how many bushels did he buy of all ? Operation . 7864 4952 3273 Ans . 16089 bu . Write the numbers under each other , so that units may stand under ...
... bushels of wheat of one man , 4952 bushels of another , and 3273 bushels of another : how many bushels did he buy of all ? Operation . 7864 4952 3273 Ans . 16089 bu . Write the numbers under each other , so that units may stand under ...
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... bushels , which is the same as in the solution above . Thus , it is evident , when the sum of a column exceeds 9 , the right hand figure denotes units of the same order as the column added , and the tens or left hand figure denotes ...
... bushels , which is the same as in the solution above . Thus , it is evident , when the sum of a column exceeds 9 , the right hand figure denotes units of the same order as the column added , and the tens or left hand figure denotes ...
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... - QUEST . - Note . Why add the columns downwards , instead of upr¬rds ? Cai . addition be proved by any other methods ? * Wallis ' Arithmetic , Oxford , 1657 . tained 6725 bushels , the second 7208 , the third 34 [ SECT . II ADDITION .
... - QUEST . - Note . Why add the columns downwards , instead of upr¬rds ? Cai . addition be proved by any other methods ? * Wallis ' Arithmetic , Oxford , 1657 . tained 6725 bushels , the second 7208 , the third 34 [ SECT . II ADDITION .
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... bushels , the second 7208 , the third 5047 , the fourth 12386 , and the fifth 10301 bushels : how many bushels did he buy ? 3. A tavern - keeper bought six loads of hay which weighed as follows : 1725 pounds , 2163 pounds , 1581 pounds ...
... bushels , the second 7208 , the third 5047 , the fourth 12386 , and the fifth 10301 bushels : how many bushels did he buy ? 3. A tavern - keeper bought six loads of hay which weighed as follows : 1725 pounds , 2163 pounds , 1581 pounds ...
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... bushels of it : how many bushels had he left ? 3. A speculator laid out 50000 dollars in wild land , and after- wards sold it at a loss of 19046 dollars : how much did he get for his land ? 4. A man owning a block of buildings worth ...
... bushels of it : how many bushels had he left ? 3. A speculator laid out 50000 dollars in wild land , and after- wards sold it at a loss of 19046 dollars : how much did he get for his land ? 4. A man owning a block of buildings worth ...
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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.