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... Reduction of Fractions Repetends .. Short Methods of Reductions Short Methods of Multiplication True Remainder Proof by Summation of Digits Powers and Roots . - Short Methods . Roots of Higher Degrees Extraction of the Fifth Root Medial ...
... Reduction of Fractions Repetends .. Short Methods of Reductions Short Methods of Multiplication True Remainder Proof by Summation of Digits Powers and Roots . - Short Methods . Roots of Higher Degrees Extraction of the Fifth Root Medial ...
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... Reduction is the process of changing numbers from given to required units , without changing their values . Reduction is of two kinds - descending and ascending . 185. Reduction descending is the process of changing a number to another ...
... Reduction is the process of changing numbers from given to required units , without changing their values . Reduction is of two kinds - descending and ascending . 185. Reduction descending is the process of changing a number to another ...
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... reduced to cents ? Why ? To mills ? Why ? 2. How are mills reduced to cents ? Why ? To dollars ? Why ? 3. How are cents reduced to dollars ? Why ? Which of the three Rules will be used to reduce 4. An integer to thousandths ? 5 ...
... reduced to cents ? Why ? To mills ? Why ? 2. How are mills reduced to cents ? Why ? To dollars ? Why ? 3. How are cents reduced to dollars ? Why ? Which of the three Rules will be used to reduce 4. An integer to thousandths ? 5 ...
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... Reduce thirty - one thousand millionths , two hundred sixty - five tenths , and three thousand fifty hundredths to thousandths . 29. Change seven hundred twenty hundredths to a decimal having one tenth for a decimal unit . 30. Reduce ...
... Reduce thirty - one thousand millionths , two hundred sixty - five tenths , and three thousand fifty hundredths to thousandths . 29. Change seven hundred twenty hundredths to a decimal having one tenth for a decimal unit . 30. Reduce ...
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... Reduce the fraction to its lowest terms . EXPLANATION . -I divide 108 and 162 , the terms of the given fraction , by the common factor 9 ( Principle I ) and obtain ; I divide 12 and 18 , the terms of this result , by the common fac- tor ...
... Reduce the fraction to its lowest terms . EXPLANATION . -I divide 108 and 162 , the terms of the given fraction , by the common factor 9 ( Principle I ) and obtain ; I divide 12 and 18 , the terms of this result , by the common fac- tor ...
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acres altitude amount angle annexed arithmetical series average avoirdupois barrels base bushels cash cent of interest ciphers circumference composite number compound interest compound numbers computations cost couplet cube root cubic decimal number decimal places denominator diameter difference divided dividend division dollars equal exact divisor EXPLANATION.-I feet figures final digit frustum geometrical series given numbers greatest common divisor Hence hundred hundredths hypotenuse IMPORTANT FACT improper fraction inches integer least common multiple measure method miles minuend mixed number months multiplicand Multiply number expressed number of terms obtain payable payment period pounds premium prime factors prime numbers PRINCIPLE PROBLEMS PROCESS proportion quotient ratio Reduce remainder repetend rods similar fractions slant height sold square root subtract subtrahend tens thousandths trapezoid triangle write yard
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