Higher Arithmetic: Or the Science and Application of Numbers, Combining the Analytic and Synthetic Modes of Instruction ... |
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... Weights and Measures adopted by the Government in 1834 , were published . The Higher Arithmetic is designed to give a full development of the philosophy of Arithmetic , and its various applications to commercial pur- poses . Its plan is ...
... Weights and Measures adopted by the Government in 1834 , were published . The Higher Arithmetic is designed to give a full development of the philosophy of Arithmetic , and its various applications to commercial pur- poses . Its plan is ...
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... Weights and Measures , no effort has been spared to ascertain those in present use in our country ; and reject- ing such as are obsolete , we have introduced the Standard Units adopted by the Government , together with the methods of ...
... Weights and Measures , no effort has been spared to ascertain those in present use in our country ; and reject- ing such as are obsolete , we have introduced the Standard Units adopted by the Government , together with the methods of ...
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... Weight of the United States , 145 147 Origin of Weights and Measures , The Avoirdupois Pound of the United States and Great Britain , The Standard UNIT of Length of the United States , 66 66 147 148 - 150 66 66 Method of determining ...
... Weight of the United States , 145 147 Origin of Weights and Measures , The Avoirdupois Pound of the United States and Great Britain , The Standard UNIT of Length of the United States , 66 66 147 148 - 150 66 66 Method of determining ...
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... weight , time , number , & c . , are quantities . OBS . 1. A line is a quantity , because it can be measured in feet and inches ; weight can be measured in pounds and ounces ; time , in hours and minutes ; numbers can be multiplied ...
... weight , time , number , & c . , are quantities . OBS . 1. A line is a quantity , because it can be measured in feet and inches ; weight can be measured in pounds and ounces ; time , in hours and minutes ; numbers can be multiplied ...
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... weight of the whole ? 4. A man gave 5460 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 ...
... weight of the whole ? 4. A man gave 5460 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 ...
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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.