First book of arithmetic for the use of schools. [With] Key. High-school ed., ed. with additional examples [&c.] by A.K. Isbister |
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... less num- ber under the greater , so that units may stand under units , tens under tens , & c . Draw a line under them . Begin at the units ' place , that is at the 5. Take 5 from 7 and 2 remain . 1342 R Put down the 2 under the 5. Go ...
... less num- ber under the greater , so that units may stand under units , tens under tens , & c . Draw a line under them . Begin at the units ' place , that is at the 5. Take 5 from 7 and 2 remain . 1342 R Put down the 2 under the 5. Go ...
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... less time did the one go in than the other ? 81. I can go to a certain town by the railway in 9 hours , 25 minutes , and 30 seconds ; it would take me , at least , five times as long to go by the stage coach ; how long would the coach ...
... less time did the one go in than the other ? 81. I can go to a certain town by the railway in 9 hours , 25 minutes , and 30 seconds ; it would take me , at least , five times as long to go by the stage coach ; how long would the coach ...
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... less than the third term ; for 3 lb will not cost so much as 24 lb. If , then , the answer is to be less , put the less number for the second term , and the greater for the first . In all questions let the third term be the same as the ...
... less than the third term ; for 3 lb will not cost so much as 24 lb. If , then , the answer is to be less , put the less number for the second term , and the greater for the first . In all questions let the third term be the same as the ...
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... less is to be put in the first or second term . Here it is ob- vious that the greater must be in the second term , as 20 horses will eat more than 14 horses . Take the other two terms and proceed in the same manner . After all the terms ...
... less is to be put in the first or second term . Here it is ob- vious that the greater must be in the second term , as 20 horses will eat more than 14 horses . Take the other two terms and proceed in the same manner . After all the terms ...
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... less number is said to be the aliquot part of a greater , when the less number is contained in the greater any number of times without leaving any remainder : thus 3 is the aliquot part of 9 or of 15 , and 4 of 16 or of 20 . TABLE OF ...
... less number is said to be the aliquot part of a greater , when the less number is contained in the greater any number of times without leaving any remainder : thus 3 is the aliquot part of 9 or of 15 , and 4 of 16 or of 20 . TABLE OF ...
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A's share acres aliquot amount annum avoirdupois bill Bought brokerage bushels cent cloff COLLEGE OF PRECEPTORS common denominator compound fractions compound interest contained cost crown cyphers decimal places digit discount divide dividend divisible divisor drams EXAMPLE 2.-Reduce farthings feet find a fourth Find the value four hundred fourth proportional furlongs gain gallons given number gross guineas hhds horses I.-When Illustrations and Vignette improper fractions inches lb 9 oz lb of sugar LEAST COMMON MULTIPLE lowest terms miles mixed number months multiplicand Multiply ounce pair perches pound quantity quotient recurring decimals Reduce the following remainder roods RULE.-Multiply shillings Six full-page Illustrations sold square root subtract tare TARE AND TRET thousand seven hundred thousandths tons tret troy TROY WEIGHT Vignette Title-page vulgar fraction week weight whole number worth yards of cloth
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Page 92 - To reduce a mixed number to an improper fraction, — RULE : Multiply the whole number by the denominator of the fraction, to the product add the numerator, and write the result over the denominator.
Page 10 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November ; All the rest have thirty-one, Except the second month alone, Which has but twenty-eight, in fine, Till leap year gives it twenty-nine.
Page 79 - RULE. Reduce the fraction to its lowest terms, then extract the square root of the numerator for a new numerator, and the square root of the denominator for a new denominator. If...
Page 96 - RULE. Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators for a new denominator: then reduce the new fraction to its lowest terms.
Page 67 - To reduce an improper fraction to a whole or mixed number, — RULE : Divide the numerator by the denominator ; the quotient will be the whole or mixed number.
Page 9 - CUBIC MEASURE 1728 cubic inches = 1 cubic foot 27 cubic feet = 1 cubic yard...
Page 69 - Find a common measure, by dividing the greater term by the less, and this divisor by the remainder, and so on, always dividing the last divisor' by the last remainder, till nothing remains, the last divisor is the common measure.* 2. Divide both of the terms of the fraction by the common measure, and the quotients will make the fraction required. • *Tofmd the greatest common measure...