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... less than ten , a cipher must be written in the first place at the right of the decimal point . Thus , Five dollars five cents is written $ 5.05 . EXERCISES . 25. Read the following : 1. $ 52.28 , $ 212.84 , $ 200.855 , $ 7004 275 . 2 ...
... less than ten , a cipher must be written in the first place at the right of the decimal point . Thus , Five dollars five cents is written $ 5.05 . EXERCISES . 25. Read the following : 1. $ 52.28 , $ 212.84 , $ 200.855 , $ 7004 275 . 2 ...
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... less than ten , under the column added . If the sum of any column is ten or more , write the unit figure only under that column , and add the tens with the next column . Write the entire sum of the last column . PROOF . Add each column ...
... less than ten , under the column added . If the sum of any column is ten or more , write the unit figure only under that column , and add the tens with the next column . Write the entire sum of the last column . PROOF . Add each column ...
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... less than cost . For how much was it sold ? 32. From a bin containing 19 bushels of wheat , 5 bushels were taken for seed and 7 bushels were sold . How many bushels remained in the bin ? 33. A farmer having 9 cows , bought at one time 3 ...
... less than cost . For how much was it sold ? 32. From a bin containing 19 bushels of wheat , 5 bushels were taken for seed and 7 bushels were sold . How many bushels remained in the bin ? 33. A farmer having 9 cows , bought at one time 3 ...
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... less value than the corre- sponding figure in the subtrahend , increase the former by ten , and subtract ; then diminish by one the units of the next higher order in the minuend , and subtract as before . PROOF . - Add together the ...
... less value than the corre- sponding figure in the subtrahend , increase the former by ten , and subtract ; then diminish by one the units of the next higher order in the minuend , and subtract as before . PROOF . - Add together the ...
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... less number ? 96. The year 1891 was 399 years after the discovery of America by Columbus . In what year did that event take place ? 97. B bought some goods which he sold for $ 11,325 , and thereby gained $ 2150 . How much did they cost ...
... less number ? 96. The year 1891 was 399 years after the discovery of America by Columbus . In what year did that event take place ? 97. B bought some goods which he sold for $ 11,325 , and thereby gained $ 2150 . How much did they cost ...
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Page 419 - LIQUID MEASURE 4 gills (gi.) = 1 pint (pt.) 2 pints — 1 quart (qt...
Page 417 - Square Measure 144 square inches (sq. in.) = 1 square foot (sq. ft.) 9 square feet = 1 square yard (sq.
Page 369 - Multiply each payment by its term of credit, and divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments ; the quotient will be the average term of credit.
Page 370 - Weighted average is used in this report to indicate discharge-weighted average. It is computed by multiplying the discharge for a sampling period by the concentrations of individual constituents for the corresponding period and dividing the sum of the products by the sum of the discharges.
Page 421 - TABLE. 24 grains (gr.) = 1 pennyweight, (pwt.) 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce, (oz.) 12 ounces =1 pound. (Ib.) Apothecaries' Weight is used in compounding medicines.
Page 212 - A Circle is a plane figure bounded by a curved line every point of which is equally distant from a point within called the center.
Page 331 - ... subtract the product from the dividend, and to the remainder annex the next period for the next dividend.
Page 105 - Multiplying or dividing both terms of a fraction by the same number does not change the value of the fraction.
Page 417 - CUBIC MEASURE. 1728 cubic inches (cu. in. ) = 1 cubic foot (cu. ft.).
Page 98 - Cancel the common factors from both the dividend and divisor. II. Then divide the product of the remaining factors of the dividend by the product of the remaining factors of the divisor, and the result will be the quotient.