Adams's New Arithmetic: Arithmetic, in which the Principles of Operating by Numbers are Analytically Explained and Synthetically Applied |
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... paid in part 684 dollars ; the sum left unpaid was 876 dollars ; what was the sum borrowed ? 5. There are four numbers , the first 317 , the second 812 , the third 1350 , and the fourth as much as the other three ; what is the sum of ...
... paid in part 684 dollars ; the sum left unpaid was 876 dollars ; what was the sum borrowed ? 5. There are four numbers , the first 317 , the second 812 , the third 1350 , and the fourth as much as the other three ; what is the sum of ...
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... paid all but 18 ; how many dollars did he pay ? that is , take 18 from 50 , and how many would there he left ? 7. John bought a hook and slate for 33 cents ; he gave 8 cents for the book ; what did the slate cost him ? 8. Peter bought a ...
... paid all but 18 ; how many dollars did he pay ? that is , take 18 from 50 , and how many would there he left ? 7. John bought a hook and slate for 33 cents ; he gave 8 cents for the book ; what did the slate cost him ? 8. Peter bought a ...
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... paid 471 dollars ; how many dollars did he then owe ? 713-471 how many ? 20. 1612- 465 how many ? 21. 43751 - 6732 = how many ? Ans . 242 dollars . Ans . 1147 . Ans . 36969 . 8. The pupil will readily perceive , that subtraction is the ...
... paid 471 dollars ; how many dollars did he then owe ? 713-471 how many ? 20. 1612- 465 how many ? 21. 43751 - 6732 = how many ? Ans . 242 dollars . Ans . 1147 . Ans . 36969 . 8. The pupil will readily perceive , that subtraction is the ...
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... paid 274 dollars , the second inan 194 dollars less than the first , and the third man 20 dollars less than the second ; how much did the second , the third , and the fourth man pay ? Ans . The second paid so . The third paid 60 . The ...
... paid 274 dollars , the second inan 194 dollars less than the first , and the third man 20 dollars less than the second ; how much did the second , the third , and the fourth man pay ? Ans . The second paid so . The third paid 60 . The ...
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... paid 23 dollars for his share ; how many dollars did the horse cost them ? 5. Á man has 4 farms worth 324 dollars each ; how many dollars are they all worth ? 6. In one dollar there are one hundred cents ; how many cents in 5 dollars ...
... paid 23 dollars for his share ; how many dollars did the horse cost them ? 5. Á man has 4 farms worth 324 dollars each ; how many dollars are they all worth ? 6. In one dollar there are one hundred cents ; how many cents in 5 dollars ...
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12 cents acres amount annexed annuity answer apples arithmetical series bushels called ciphers common difference composite number compound interest compound numbers contained cord feet cows cube root cubic decimal fractions diameter divided dividend division divisor dollars equal EXAMPLES FOR PRACTICE factors farthings federal money foot gain gallons given number greatest common divisor Hence hogshead horse hundred hundredths improper fraction inches last term least common multiple length less number measure miles mills minuend minutes mixed number months multiplicand multiply Note number of terms OPERATION oranges ounce paid pence pints pounds present worth principal proportion pupil quantity quarts quotient rate per cent ratio receive Reduce remainder right hand figure rule shillings side simple numbers sold solid feet square root subtraction subtrahend tens thousandths units vulgar fractions weight whole number write yards of cloth
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Page 90 - Divide the denominator by the whole number, when it can be done without a remainder ; otherwise, multiply the numerator by it, and under the product write the denominator, which may then be reduced to a whole or mixed number.
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Page 95 - Prom' the very process of dividing each of the parts, that is, of increasing the denominators by multiplying them, it follows, that each denominator must be & factor of the common denominator ; now, multiplying all the denominators together will evidently produce such a number. Hence, To reduce fractions of different denominators to equivalent fractions having...
Page 139 - RULE.* — Multiply each payment by the time at which it is due; then divide the sum of the products by the sum of the payments, and the quotient will be the true time required.
Page 112 - 03, the same as before. IT 73. The foregoing examples and remarks are sufficient to establish the following RULE. In the division of decimal fractions, divide as in whole numbers, and from the right hand of the quotient point off...
Page 124 - The rate of interest upon the loan or forbearance of any money, goods or things in action...
Page 83 - Divide the greater number by the less, and that divisor by the remainder, and so on, always dividing the last divisor by the last remainder, till nothing remain.
Page 142 - This may be done, provided the terms be so placed, that the product of the extremes shall be equal to that of the means. 4. If 3 men perform a certain piece of work in 10 days, how long will it take 6 men to do the same ? The number of days in which 6 men will do the work being the term sought, the.
Page 166 - 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 63 - Thirty days hath September, April, June, and November, February twenty-eight alone ; All the rest have thirty-one.