Practical and Mental Arithmetic: On a New Plan, in which Mental Arithmetic is Combined with the Use of the Slate ...Richardson, Lord and Holbrook, 1830 - Arithmetic |
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... Decimals , Mensura- tion , & c . , which the pupil , by any other means , might fail to perceive . By observing these , he will see the reason why his product , in decimals , should be ess than either factor ; as , for instance , why ...
... Decimals , Mensura- tion , & c . , which the pupil , by any other means , might fail to perceive . By observing these , he will see the reason why his product , in decimals , should be ess than either factor ; as , for instance , why ...
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... DECIMALS . Their Table of Notation , 119 121 > 122 122 124 125 126 128 129 130 133 134 135 137 140 141 Addition of ... Decimal Fractions , Proportion arising from Ratio , or from Multiplication and Division , Compound Proportion , or ...
... DECIMALS . Their Table of Notation , 119 121 > 122 122 124 125 126 128 129 130 133 134 135 137 140 141 Addition of ... Decimal Fractions , Proportion arising from Ratio , or from Multiplication and Division , Compound Proportion , or ...
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... fraction of a cwt . A. To08 8. Reduce of a pint to the fraction of a hhd . A. 262030 . 9. Reduce of a shilling to the fraction of a pound . A. T80 = 66 . DECIMAL FRACTIONS . TLII . Q. When such fractions as 12 * FRACTIONS . 129.
... fraction of a cwt . A. To08 8. Reduce of a pint to the fraction of a hhd . A. 262030 . 9. Reduce of a shilling to the fraction of a pound . A. T80 = 66 . DECIMAL FRACTIONS . TLII . Q. When such fractions as 12 * FRACTIONS . 129.
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... Decimal Fractions . ner ? Q. Why called decimal ? A. From the Latin word decem , signifying ten ; because they increase and decrease in a ten- fold proportion , like whole numbers . Q. What are all other fractions called ? A. Vulgar ...
... Decimal Fractions . ner ? Q. Why called decimal ? A. From the Latin word decem , signifying ten ; because they increase and decrease in a ten- fold proportion , like whole numbers . Q. What are all other fractions called ? A. Vulgar ...
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... decimal expression ? A. The figure 1 , with as many ciphers placed at the right of it as there are decimal places . Let me see you write down the following decimals on your slate , and change them into a common , or vulgar fraction , by ...
... decimal expression ? A. The figure 1 , with as many ciphers placed at the right of it as there are decimal places . Let me see you write down the following decimals on your slate , and change them into a common , or vulgar fraction , by ...
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50 cents acres amount answer apiece apples bbls broadcloth bushels bushels of rye called ciphers cloth cost common fraction compound interest contained cord feet cube root currency decimal places derive the following dimes divide dividend dollars equal example Exercises farthings federal money feet long feet wide following RULE foot gain gallons gals gills give greatest common divisor hence hogshead hundred illustrations we derive improper fraction least common denominator least common multiple leaves length lowest terms merchant bought miles mills mixed number molasses months multiplicand Multiply OPERATION oranges ounces payment pence pints pound present worth principal proceed proportion pupil pwts quarts rate per cent ratio Reduce remainder repetend Rufus shillings Slate sold solid feet solid inches square feet square rods square root subtract third term whole number write yards of cloth
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Page 21 - Decedents," and to repeal said original sections, -and to repeal sections one (1), two (2), three (3), four (4), five (5), six (6), seven...
Page 245 - Hence, when the extremes and number of terms are given, to find the common difference, — Divide the difference of the extremes by the number of terms, less 1, and the quotient will be the common difference.
Page 199 - But if any payments be made before one year's interest hath accrued, then compute the interest on the principal sum due on the obligation for one year,* add it to the principal, and compute the interest on the sum paid from the time it was paid up to the end of the year; add it to the sum paid, and deduct that sum from the principal and interest added together.
Page 53 - TABLE. 10 Mills (m.) = 1 Cent . . ct. 10 Cents = 1 Dime . . d. 10 Dimes = 1 Dollar . $. 10 Dollars = 1 Eagle . E.
Page 173 - Bought 40 gallons of molasses, at 27 cents a gallon ; but, by accident, 4 gallons leaked out ; at what rate must I sell the remainder, per gallon, to lose nothing?
Page 242 - Multiply the divisor, thus augmented, by the last figure of the root, and subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a new dividend.
Page 76 - In 2 ? In 3 ? In 4? In 5? In 6? In 7? In 8? In 9? In 10? In 11 ? 5.
Page 255 - Two persons, A and B, have the same income: A saves |- of his yearly ; but B, by spending $150 per annum more than A, at the end of 8 years, finds himself $400 in*debt ; what is their income, and what does each spend per annum '? A.
Page 172 - B $200, to be paid in 6 months ; $300, in 12 months ; $500, in 3 months ; what is the equated time for the payment of the whole?
Page 197 - ... due: add that interest to the principal, and from the sum subtract the payment made at that time, together with the preceding payments (if any) and the remainder forms a new principal ; on which, compute and subtract the interest, as upon the first principal: and proceed in this manner to the time of the judgment.