Practical and Mental Arithmetic, on a New Plan: In which Mental Arithmetic is Combined with the Use of the Slate ... To which is Added, a Practical System of Book Keeping |
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... called ? Q. What are five units and one more , or five and one , called ? Q. What are six units and one more , or six and one , called ? Q. What are seven units and one more , or seven and one , called ? Q. What are eight units and one ...
... called ? Q. What are five units and one more , or five and one , called ? Q. What are six units and one more , or six and one , called ? Q. What are seven units and one more , or seven and one , called ? Q. What are eight units and one ...
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... called A. The Roman method . Q. Why called Roman ? A. Because the Romans invented and used it . Repeat the One ,. .XXX . ROMAN TABLE . ..I . Thirty , ...... Two , ...... .II . Forty , Three , ......... .III . Fifty ,. Four ...
... called A. The Roman method . Q. Why called Roman ? A. Because the Romans invented and used it . Repeat the One ,. .XXX . ROMAN TABLE . ..I . Thirty , ...... Two , ...... .II . Forty , Three , ......... .III . Fifty ,. Four ...
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... called ? A. The 9 digits . Q. What is this method of expressing numbers called ? A .. The Arabic method . Q. Why so called ? A. Because the Arabs are supposed to have in- vented it . * Let me see you write down on the slate , in figures ...
... called ? A. The 9 digits . Q. What is this method of expressing numbers called ? A .. The Arabic method . Q. Why so called ? A. Because the Arabs are supposed to have in- vented it . * Let me see you write down on the slate , in figures ...
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... called , which arises from the figures being placed or located differently ? A. Their local value . Q. What would be the value of the five written alone ? A. Simply 5 . Q. What is the value , then , of a figure standing alone ? A. The ...
... called , which arises from the figures being placed or located differently ? A. Their local value . Q. What would be the value of the five written alone ? A. Simply 5 . Q. What is the value , then , of a figure standing alone ? A. The ...
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... called ? A. Numeration . Q. What is the reading or expressing a number by figures , as now shown , called ? A. Notation or Numeration . RULE . Q. From the above illustrations , how does it appear that you must begin to numerate ? A ...
... called ? A. Numeration . Q. What is the reading or expressing a number by figures , as now shown , called ? A. Notation or Numeration . RULE . Q. From the above illustrations , how does it appear that you must begin to numerate ? A ...
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12 inches 50 cents acres amount annexing answer apiece apples bbls broadcloth bushels bushels of rye called ciphers cloth cost common difference common fraction compound interest contained cord feet cube root cubic currency decimal decimal places derive the following divide dividend dollars equal example Exercises federal money feet long feet wide following RULE foot gain gallons greatest common divisor hence hogshead illustrations we derive improper fraction least common multiple leaves length lowest terms miles mills mixed number molasses months Multiply number of terms OPERATION oranges ounces payment pence pints pound present worth proceed proportion pupil quarts quotient figure rate per cent ratio Reduce remainder repetend shillings Slate solid feet solid inches square feet square rods square root subtract third term whole number write yards of cloth
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Page 209 - Compute the interest to the time of the first payment ; if that be one year or more from the time the interest commenced, add it to the principal, and deduct the payment from the sum total. If there be after payments made, compute the interest on the balance due to the next payment, and then deduct the payment as above ; and, in like manner, from one payment to another, till all the payments are absorbed ; provided the time between one payment and another be one year or more.
Page 79 - In 2 ? In 3 ? In 4? In 5? In 6? In 7? In 8? In 9? In 10? In 11 ? 5. How many times is 6 contained in 1 ? In 2 ? In 3 ? In 4? In 5? In 6?
Page 257 - 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 267 - Hence, to find the present worth of any annuity, at 5 or 6 per cent...
Page 261 - Divide the difference of the extremes by the common difference, and the quotient, increased by 1 , will be the answer.
Page 271 - A's income $400 ; A spends $300; B $450. 11. There is a fish whose head is 8 feet long, his tail is as long as his head and half...
Page 44 - The Dividend is the number to be divided. The Divisor is the number by which we divide. The Quotient is the number of times...
Page 210 - 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...
Page 176 - Divide the given interest by the interest of the given sum, at 1 per cent, for the given time ; the quotient will be the required rate.