Higher Arithmetic: Or the Science and Application of Numbers, Combining the Analytic and Synthetic Modes of Instruction ... |
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... months , 257 To compute Interest by the number of days , 258 Applications of Interest , remarks on Promissory Notes , & c . , 258 Forms of Negotiable Notes , & c . , 260 Partial Payments ; United States Rule , 261 Connecticut Rule , 263 ...
... months , 257 To compute Interest by the number of days , 258 Applications of Interest , remarks on Promissory Notes , & c . , 258 Forms of Negotiable Notes , & c . , 260 Partial Payments ; United States Rule , 261 Connecticut Rule , 263 ...
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... month ? 25. The sum of two numbers is 3471 , and the less is 1629 : what is the greater ? 26. The sum of two numbers is 4136 , and the greater is 3074 : what is the less ? 27. The difference between two numbers is 128 , and the greater ...
... month ? 25. The sum of two numbers is 3471 , and the less is 1629 : what is the greater ? 26. The sum of two numbers is 4136 , and the greater is 3074 : what is the less ? 27. The difference between two numbers is 128 , and the greater ...
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... month , how much will 5 men drink in the same time ? Analysis . Since 1 man drinks of a barrel , 5 men will drink 5 times as much ; and 5 times 2 thirds are 10 thirds ; that is , X5 , or 3. ( Art . 196. ) Ans . 34 barrels . Ex . 2. If a ...
... month , how much will 5 men drink in the same time ? Analysis . Since 1 man drinks of a barrel , 5 men will drink 5 times as much ; and 5 times 2 thirds are 10 thirds ; that is , X5 , or 3. ( Art . 196. ) Ans . 34 barrels . Ex . 2. If a ...
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... month , mo . " " yr . 365 days and 6 hrs . , ( nearly ) } 1 civil year , The following are the names of the 12 calendar months into which the civil or legal year is divided , with the number of days in each . January , written ( Jan ...
... month , mo . " " yr . 365 days and 6 hrs . , ( nearly ) } 1 civil year , The following are the names of the 12 calendar months into which the civil or legal year is divided , with the number of days in each . January , written ( Jan ...
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... month of October , the day after the 4th being called the 15th . Hence this calendar is sometimes called the Gregorian calendar . OBS . 1. This correction was not adopted in England till 1752 , when the error amounted to 11 days . By ...
... month of October , the day after the 4th being called the 15th . Hence this calendar is sometimes called the Gregorian calendar . OBS . 1. This correction was not adopted in England till 1752 , when the error amounted to 11 days . By ...
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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.