Higher Arithmetic: Or the Science and Application of Numbers, Combining the Analytic and Synthetic Modes of Instruction ... |
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... cost of articles bought and sold by the 100 or 1000 , 238 Bills , Accounts , & c . , 239 SECTION XII . PERCENTAGE , Percentage Table , & c . , 241 Applications of Percentage , 244 Commission , Brokerage , and Stocks , 244 Commission ...
... cost of articles bought and sold by the 100 or 1000 , 238 Bills , Accounts , & c . , 239 SECTION XII . PERCENTAGE , Percentage Table , & c . , 241 Applications of Percentage , 244 Commission , Brokerage , and Stocks , 244 Commission ...
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... Cost 23006 dolls . Rec'd . 21128 dolls . Ans . 1878 dolls . Proof . 21128 Less number . 1878 Remainder . 23006 Larger number . 72. From the preceding illustrations and principles we derive the ARTS . 67-71 . ] 43 SUBTRACTION .
... Cost 23006 dolls . Rec'd . 21128 dolls . Ans . 1878 dolls . Proof . 21128 Less number . 1878 Remainder . 23006 Larger number . 72. From the preceding illustrations and principles we derive the ARTS . 67-71 . ] 43 SUBTRACTION .
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... cost , at 15 cents apiece ? Solution . -If 1 melon costs 15 cents , 3 melons will cost 3 times 15 cents ; and 3 times 15 cents are 45 cents . Ans . 45 cents . 2. What will 4 sleighs cost , at 21 dollars apiece ? Solution . - Reasoning ...
... cost , at 15 cents apiece ? Solution . -If 1 melon costs 15 cents , 3 melons will cost 3 times 15 cents ; and 3 times 15 cents are 45 cents . Ans . 45 cents . 2. What will 4 sleighs cost , at 21 dollars apiece ? Solution . - Reasoning ...
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... cost , at 2341 dollars apiece ? Operation . 2341 Multiplicand 6 Multiplier . Ans . 14046 Dollars . Write the numbers on the slate as in the margin , and beginning at the right hand , proceed thus : 6 times 1 unit are 6 units ; write the ...
... cost , at 2341 dollars apiece ? Operation . 2341 Multiplicand 6 Multiplier . Ans . 14046 Dollars . Write the numbers on the slate as in the margin , and beginning at the right hand , proceed thus : 6 times 1 unit are 6 units ; write the ...
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... cost 7 coaches . 2025 * cost 30 66 1350 ** cost 200 66 159975 cost 237 er , units to units , & c . , we have 159975 dollars , which is the whole product required . ( Ax . 11. ) Note . - When the multiplier contains more than one figure ...
... cost 7 coaches . 2025 * cost 30 66 1350 ** cost 200 66 159975 cost 237 er , units to units , & c . , we have 159975 dollars , which is the whole product required . ( Ax . 11. ) Note . - When the multiplier contains more than one figure ...
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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.