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... dollars , & c . , they are called concrete numbers . When they do not refer to any particular object , as when we say four and five are nine , they are called abstract numbers . 2. Whole numbers are often called integers . 3. Numbers ...
... dollars , & c . , they are called concrete numbers . When they do not refer to any particular object , as when we say four and five are nine , they are called abstract numbers . 2. Whole numbers are often called integers . 3. Numbers ...
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... dollars , all pounds , & c . , the operation is called Simple Addition . Ex . 2. A miller bought 7864 bushels of wheat of one man , 4952 bushels of another , and 3273 bushels of another : how many bushels did he buy of all ? Operation ...
... dollars , all pounds , & c . , the operation is called Simple Addition . Ex . 2. A miller bought 7864 bushels of wheat of one man , 4952 bushels of another , and 3273 bushels of another : how many bushels did he buy of all ? Operation ...
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... dollars for his farm , 1645 dollars for a house , 865 dollars for stock , and 467 dollars for tools : how much did he pay for the whole ? 2. A produce merchant bought 5 cargoes of corn ; the first con- QUEST . - Note . Why add the ...
... dollars for his farm , 1645 dollars for a house , 865 dollars for stock , and 467 dollars for tools : how much did he pay for the whole ? 2. A produce merchant bought 5 cargoes of corn ; the first con- QUEST . - Note . Why add the ...
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... dollars to his oldest son , to the next 4065 , to the next 6750 , to the next 8000 , and to the youngest 7276 dollars : how much did he give to all ? 5. A merchant , on settling up his business , found he owed one creditor 176 dollars ...
... dollars to his oldest son , to the next 4065 , to the next 6750 , to the next 8000 , and to the youngest 7276 dollars : how much did he give to all ? 5. A merchant , on settling up his business , found he owed one creditor 176 dollars ...
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... Dollars . Dollars . Yards . Pounds . 2425 46,519 607,253 421,536 3282 32,271 232,012 310,101 2793 17,436 211,849 797,019 2354 81,587 380,436 233,680 4262 28,333 578,551 124,402 9158 52,745 231,349 255,353 2653 23,052 145,763 852,057 ...
... Dollars . Dollars . Yards . Pounds . 2425 46,519 607,253 421,536 3282 32,271 232,012 310,101 2793 17,436 211,849 797,019 2354 81,587 380,436 233,680 4262 28,333 578,551 124,402 9158 52,745 231,349 255,353 2653 23,052 145,763 852,057 ...
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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.