Practical Mercantile Arithmetic: In which the Theory and Practice of Arithmetic are Familiarly Explained and Illustrated, by a Great Variety of Mercantile, Mechanical and Mathematical Problems |
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... leaves 12 , which is the difference between 6 and 18 . Q. How many kinds of subtraction are there ? A. Two : simple and compound . What is simple subtraction ? A. It is when the given sums are all of 18 SUBTRACTION .
... leaves 12 , which is the difference between 6 and 18 . Q. How many kinds of subtraction are there ? A. Two : simple and compound . What is simple subtraction ? A. It is when the given sums are all of 18 SUBTRACTION .
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... leaves 93 from 4 leaves 73 from 12 leaves 53 from 9 leaves 33 from 6 leaves 13 from 3 leaves 2 from 13 leaves 2 from 11 leaves 2 from 9 leaves 2 from 7 leaves 2 from 5 leaves 2 from 3 leaves 2 from 12 leaves 10 2 from 10 leaves 2 from 8 ...
... leaves 93 from 4 leaves 73 from 12 leaves 53 from 9 leaves 33 from 6 leaves 13 from 3 leaves 2 from 13 leaves 2 from 11 leaves 2 from 9 leaves 2 from 7 leaves 2 from 5 leaves 2 from 3 leaves 2 from 12 leaves 10 2 from 10 leaves 2 from 8 ...
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... leaves 6 from 16 leaves 6 from 10 leaves 6 from 21 leaves 6 from 15 leaves 6 from 9 leaves 6 from 20 leaves 6 from 14 leaves 6 from 8 leaves 6 from 19 leaves 6 from 13 leaves 6 from 7 leaves 6 from 18 leaves 6 from 12 leaves 6 from 6 leaves ...
... leaves 6 from 16 leaves 6 from 10 leaves 6 from 21 leaves 6 from 15 leaves 6 from 9 leaves 6 from 20 leaves 6 from 14 leaves 6 from 8 leaves 6 from 19 leaves 6 from 13 leaves 6 from 7 leaves 6 from 18 leaves 6 from 12 leaves 6 from 6 leaves ...
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... leaves 16112 from 35 leaves 23 12 from 29 leaves 17 11 from 16 leaves 5/12 from 23 leaves 11/12 from 17 leaves 5 11 from 37 leaves 26 12 from 46 leaves 34 12 from 40 leaves 28 11 from 26 leaves 15 12 from 34 leaves 22 12 from 28 leaves ...
... leaves 16112 from 35 leaves 23 12 from 29 leaves 17 11 from 16 leaves 5/12 from 23 leaves 11/12 from 17 leaves 5 11 from 37 leaves 26 12 from 46 leaves 34 12 from 40 leaves 28 11 from 26 leaves 15 12 from 34 leaves 22 12 from 28 leaves ...
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... leaves a remainder of 4 ; this 4 is the numerator of a fraction , and the divisor 6 , is the denominator : thus , 4 , showing that if 28 be divided into 6 parts , each part will be 44 that is , 4 units , and of a unit . Q. What is such ...
... leaves a remainder of 4 ; this 4 is the numerator of a fraction , and the divisor 6 , is the denominator : thus , 4 , showing that if 28 be divided into 6 parts , each part will be 44 that is , 4 units , and of a unit . Q. What is such ...
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Page 73 - Time. 60 seconds (S.) make 1 minute, marked M. 60 minutes, 1 hour, h. 24 hours, 1 day, d. 7 days, . 1 week, w. 4 weeks, 1 month, mo. 13 months, 1 day and 6 hours, 1 Julian year, yr.
Page 223 - Divide the difference of the extremes by the number of terms, less 1, and the quotient will be the common difference.
Page 173 - Multiply all the numerators together for a new numerator, and all the denominators together for a new denominator.
Page 214 - ... it therefrom, and to the remainder bring down the next period for a dividend. 3. Place the double of the root already found, on the left hand of the dividend for a divisor. 4. Seek how often the divisor is contained...
Page 214 - Multiply the square of the quotient by 300, calling it the triple square, and the quotient by 30, calling it the triple quotient, and the sum of these call the divisor. &. Seek how often the divisor may be had in the dividend, and place the result in the quotient.
Page 19 - Place the least number under the greatest, so that units may stand under units, tens under tens, &c. and draw a line under them. 2. Begin at the right hand, and take each figure in the lower line from the figure above it, and set down the remainder.
Page 209 - 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 59 - To divide a whole number by a fraction, — Multiply the dividend by the denominator of the fraction, and divide the product by the numerator.
Page 74 - ... down the remainder under the column added, and carry the quotient to the next superior denomination, continuing the same to the last, which add, as in simple addition.
Page 71 - TABLE. 4 gills (gi.) - make - - 1 pint, marked pt. 2 pints ------- 1 quart, - - - qt. 4 quarts ------ 1 gallon, - - - gal. 31£ gallons ------ 1 barrel, - - - bar.